House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Dexter D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEXTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 49, March 18, 2026, Page H2597):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7980, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7980
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dexter.
- H.R. 4446 (119th) FAST VETS Act
- H.R. 5941 (119th) Restoring Access for Detainees Act
- H.R. 9270 (119th) Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026
- H.R. 4976 (119th) Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
- H.R. 10255 (119th) Penalties for Polluters Act
- H.R. 10256 (119th) Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.