H.R. 6710 · 117th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to submit to Congress a report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-02-11
Latest action
2022-02-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to report to Congress on barriers to the domestic manufacturing of imported active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices that are critical to public health.

The report must recommend strategies to overcome such barriers. The FDA may, to the extent appropriate, implement the strategies.