S. 2002: Online Pharmacy Safety Act
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S. 2002: Online Pharmacy Safety Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-15 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8685-8687)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8685-8687) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Online Pharmacy Safety Act
Plain summary
Online Pharmacy Safety Act - Amends the the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the dispensing of drugs only pursuant to a "valid prescription" and requires such a prescription to include at least one in-person medical evaluation of the patient by a licensed health care practitioner. Requires the the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Registry of Legitimate Online Pharmacy Websites for the purpose of educating consumers and promoting public health and safety. Allows only those pharmacies designated as legitimate by the Secretary on the site. Sets forth criteria for determining the legitimacy of a pharmacy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) engage in a campaign to educate consumers on the availability and use of the Registry to promote public health and safety; and (2) make consumer education materials available, on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) website, regarding how to safely purchase drugs over the Internet.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Online Pharmacy Safety Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 3 cosponsors
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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2002.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2002 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112