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US HRes1434

US HRes1434
Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.


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Introduced
10/14/2022
In Committee
10/17/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

RESOLUTION Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

AI Summary

This Resolution reaffirms that federal laws, specifically the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (often referred to as the FD&C Act) and the Public Health Service Act, along with their associated regulations, take precedence over any state laws that restrict access to or the use of reproductive health products. These federal laws grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the sole authority to approve, license, authorize, or clear such products, which are defined as any product used to manage pregnancy, conditions related to pregnancy, or the reproductive system. The Resolution emphasizes that this federal authority preempts, meaning it overrides, any conflicting state laws or regulations that attempt to limit access to these products, and it also affirms the Attorney General's power to take legal action against states that violate this federal preemption.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (39)

Mondaire Jones (D)* Jake Auchincloss (D),  Jamaal Bowman (D),  Cori Bush (D),  André Carson (D),  Troy Carter (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Sara Jacobs (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  John Larson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Marie Newman (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1529, H. Res. 1434 is considered passed House. (on 12/21/2022)

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