House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the patient medication information required to be included in the labeling of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 4, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 4, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5133.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 145, September 4, 2025, Page H3862):This bill establishes requirements relating to the form, content, and distribution of patient safety labels for prescription drugs.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 131 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5133, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41ad404c9bbf32fb3019578383b05d4686b02936d5106697300906c289ea3b21
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Earl Carter (R-GA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Marie Perez (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Bentz.
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- H.R. 9337 (119th) Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
- H.R. 1777 (119th) SECURE Notarization Act of 2025
- H.R. 5171 (119th) Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
- H.R. 7862 (119th) National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.