H.R. 4199 – Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2017

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The Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2017 directs the Attorney General, through the DEA, to create a nationwide program that helps collect and safely dispose of prescription drugs at the places where they are dispensed. The law also lets the Attorney General charge drug manufacturers annual fees to cover the program’s operating costs, with the fees divided fairly among producers.

Key Provisions

The Attorney General, via the DEA administrator, must establish and run a national pharmaceutical stewardship program to facilitate collection and disposal of prescription medications at dispensing locations.
The Attorney General may assess and collect annual fees from prescription drug producers to fund the program’s administrative costs without needing additional appropriations.
The fee amounts must be allocated among producers in a fair and reasonable way.

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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. DeLauro asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4199 a bill originally introduced by former Representative Slaughter, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

May 8, 2018 • 5:15 PM

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

October 31, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

October 31, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

November 3, 2017

HouseFloor

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. DeLauro asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4199 a bill originally introduced by former Representative Slaughter, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

May 8, 2018 • 5:15 PM

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Rep. Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3 · May 8, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the primary sponsor of both H.R. 1587 and H.R. 4199, bills originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York,…

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 31, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4199

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 31, 2017

Ms. Slaughter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Attorney General to establish a national pharmaceutical stewardship program to facilitate the collection and disposal of prescription medications.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2017.

2.

National pharmaceutical stewardship program

(a)

In general

The Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, shall establish and implement a national pharmaceutical stewardship program to facilitate the collection and disposal of prescription medications at the locations at which such prescription medications are dispensed.

(b)

Annual fees

(1)

In general

The Attorney General may assess, collect, and use, without further appropriation, annual fees from producers of prescription medications to pay the administrative costs of carrying out this section.

(2)

Amount of fees

The Attorney General shall allocate the amount of fees under this subsection among the producers of prescription medications in a manner that provides for a fair and reasonable allocation of the costs of carrying out this section across such producers.