Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026

119 HR 7980 IH: Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2026 Ms. Dexter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand certain authorities with respect to the recall of controlled substances to apply with respect to all drugs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 . 2. Notification, nondistribution, and recall of drugs (a) Order To cease distribution and recall Section 569D of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8d ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking controlled substances and inserting drugs ; (2) by striking controlled substance each place such term appears and inserting drug ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking controlled substances and inserting drugs ; and (B) by inserting of subsection (a) after an order pursuant to paragraph (1) or an amended order pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (3) ; and (4) in subsection (c), by striking or an official senior to such Director and inserting or the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (or an official senior to either such Director) . (b) Imports and exports Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 381(a) ) is amended by striking is a controlled substance subject to an order under section 569D and inserting is a drug subject to an order under section 569D .