H.Res. 280 · 117th Congress · House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China.

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Mar 26, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This resolution commits to the use of competitive free market and free trade policies to combat national security threats caused by China and its attacks on the U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing base.

The resolution urges the United States to (1) remove tax, regulatory, and debt burdens and barriers that have weakened this base; (2) empower the U.S. Trade Representative to take specified actions to counter harmful and unfair trade practices by China; (3) address shortcomings in Food and Drug Administration data collection related to foreign-sourced pharmaceutical ingredients; and (4) identify and streamline regulatory hurdles that have impeded the U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing base.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 29, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. MAR 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAR 26, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

  5. MAR 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. MAR 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. MAR 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 29, 2021

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Mar 26, 2021

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 26, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Mar 26, 2021

Active

Trade Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 26, 2021

Active