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119th Congress

H.R. 1060

Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Donald G. Davis(D-NC)
Introduced
Feb 6, 2025
Policy area
Health
Committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (3)

Original cosponsors (2)

Added later (1)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025 This bill requires each dose of a pharmaceutical product that is a controlled substance and that is taken orally in solid form (i.e., pills) to include a physical chemical identifier. (Physical chemical identifiers are substances that possess a unique physical or chemical property, such as inks, pigments, flavors, and molecular taggants, that unequivocally identify and authenticate a drug or dosage.) Under the bill, physical chemical identifiers must be included in or on the product and must be machine readable. The bill applies to products manufactured beginning five years after the bill's enactment.

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