Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 (H.R. 7980)
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3/18/2026 • House
Summary
Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026
This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order the recall of controlled substances to cover all drugs.
Furthermore, the authority to issue such an order may be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (or an official senior to either director), whereas currently this authority may only be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or an official senior to such director. (Both centers are located in the Food and Drug Administration within HHS.)
Introduced in House • 3/18/2026
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March 18, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Oct 28, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Oct 28, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 5:21 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in House” version, Mar 18, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 5:21 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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