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Essential Medicines: Establishing a Strategic Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserve in the US

This act aims to create a domestic reserve of key ingredients for essential generic medicines. This ensures citizens will always have access to necessary drugs, even if foreign supplies are disrupted, enhancing the nation's health security.
Key points
A public list of essential generic medicines that must always be available will be established.
A strategic reserve of ingredients for these medicines will be created, prioritizing domestic manufacturers.
Pharmaceutical companies will find it easier to switch to reserve ingredient sources without unnecessary bureaucracy.
A plan to boost domestic production of drug ingredients will reduce reliance on imports.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_5388
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Process start date: 2021-09-27