InBrief: A Track And Trace Bill Has Made It To The House Floor

A BillOn a voice vote, the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has just passed the recently named “H.R. 1919, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013” on to the full House of Representatives.  One set of “technical” amendments offered by the bill’s authors was passed and four amendments offered by various Democrats were defeated prior to passage of the full bill by the committee.  This action ensures that the bill will be debated on the full House of Representatives floor at some point in the current session.  This marks the first time since 1987 that a pharmaceutical track and trace bill has made it out of a Congressional committee.

The bill that moves to the House floor has few changes from the discussion draft that was proposed a few weeks ago.  The current version will be published on the Thomas Register soon.  For my earlier analysis of various aspects of this bill, see my most recent essays.

Dirk.

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