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Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act

Senate

Strengthens Veterans Health Administration preparedness for novel therapeutics used in veterans health care delivery

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025

House

Requires oral solid controlled substances to carry machine readable physical chemical identifiers for drug authentication beginning five years after enactment

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

House

Nullifies the FDA's January 2023 mifepristone REMS changes and bars similar future changes to dispensing requirements for the abortion pill

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act

House

Nullifies FDA changes to mifepristone dispensing rules, restricts loosening REMS protections, and generally bars abortion-related public health emergency declarations

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

House

Establishes federal controls targeting illicit xylazine by treating it as a regulated drug trafficking substance

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

INSULIN Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes the INSULIN Act of 2026 as a Senate bill on insulin policy and regulation

Latest action: Fri Aug 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

Senate

Regulates illicit xylazine under the Controlled Substances Act by placing it in schedule III, setting penalties, and preserving specified animal-use exemptions

Latest action: Wed Apr 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2025

Senate

Expands FDA authority over pediatric studies for orphan drugs used in rare pediatric diseases and strengthens related research, enforcement, and reporting requirements

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, rural development, nutrition assistance, and related agricultural agencies, while setting conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Sets FY2026 defense and national security policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, nuclear security, and related State Department, Coast Guard, and intelligence activities

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Authorize intelligence and intelligence-related activities and set fiscal year 2026 oversight and funding rules for U.S. intelligence programs

Latest action: Tue Jul 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Senate

Provides continuing fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, permanently extends expanded health insurance tax credits, and extends several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 federal funding through a short-term continuing resolution while permanently extending expanded health insurance premium tax credits and continuing several expiring programs

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through early December 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 funding for federal agencies through December 11, 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending multiple expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Set FY2026 defense policy and authorize military programs, construction, and Department of Energy national security activities, including force levels, procurement, and defense oversight

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Recognizing the history of the drug diethylstilbestrol and the harm it has caused, and for other purposes.

House

Recognizes the history of diethylstilbestrol and the harm the drug has caused to affected people

Latest action: Mon Apr 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce a final rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests", and for other purposes.

House

Prohibits federal funding to carry out or enforce the FDA laboratory developed tests rule treating certain tests as regulated medical devices

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Prescription Freedom Act of 2025

House

Eliminates FDA authority to require prescription-only dispensing for most drugs while keeping that authority for drugs intended to terminate a pregnancy

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes an interagency patent task force to coordinate USPTO and FDA work on patents for human drugs and biological products

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SAFE Drugs Act of 2026

Senate

Increases oversight of drug compounding by tightening statutory limits on compounded copies of commercially available drugs and adding reporting and inspection requirements

Latest action: Mon Jul 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop STALLING Act

Senate

Prohibits objectively baseless FDA citizen petitions used to delay competing drug approvals and treats them as unfair competition in the generic drug market

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

House

Expand FDA authority over rare pediatric disease research by strengthening pediatric study enforcement, renewing pediatric incentives and funding, and clarifying orphan drug exclusivity rules

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments

House

Reauthorizes the FDA over-the-counter monograph drug user fee program through FY2030 and updates fee amounts, deadlines, and eligible order requests

Latest action: Wed Sep 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FDA Modernization Act 3.0

House

Require the FDA to issue an interim final rule updating investigational new drug regulations to use nonclinical testing terms instead of animal testing references

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the approval of an abbreviated new drug application submitted by a subsequent applicant in the case of a failure by a first applicant to commence commercial marketing within a certain period, and for other purposes.

House

Allows FDA approval of certain later-filed generic drug applications when a first filer does not begin commercial marketing within the required timeframe

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FDA Modernization Act 3.0

Senate

Require the FDA to issue an interim final rule updating investigational new drug regulations to use nonclinical testing terms instead of animal testing references

Latest action: Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act

House

Eliminate regulatory requirements identified as red tape for biosimilar products

Latest action: Fri Sep 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025

House

Prohibit the FDA from treating pregnancy as an illness when approving or regulating abortion drugs, and void affected approvals including mifepristone

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs Act

House

Authorize FDA approval of certain generic drugs with labeling that omits patent- or exclusivity-protected safety information while still requiring safety information needed for safe use

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Scientific EXPERT Act of 2025

Senate

Require the FDA to take part in externally led scientific meetings on rare disease drug development and use them to inform review of new drugs and biologics

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act

Senate

Expand faster market entry for biosimilars by creating an expedited access pathway for those biologic products

Latest action: Mon Jul 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Scientific EXPERT Act of 2025

House

Requires the FDA to take part in externally led scientific meetings on rare disease drug development and use a structured process to gather and report input from those meetings

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act

Senate

Establishes medication affordability and patent integrity rules to curb patent abuse that can delay lower-cost drugs

Latest action: Tue Jul 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act

House

Expands electronic labeling for all medical devices by allowing directions and warnings to be given digitally instead of only in physical form under specified conditions

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

House

Prohibits FDA approval of new abortion drugs and tightens dispensing and labeling limits on already approved pregnancy termination drugs

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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