US Congress House Bill 623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. The bill applies these requirements to medication for a domesticated household animal that consumers are not allowed to purchase without a prescription. A violation of this bill shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017

Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

HB5472 (Related) 2018-04-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
SB2651 (Related) 2018-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/623/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr623/BILLS-115hr623ih.pdf