# 117-hr-5993: MEDS in America Act

117-hr-5993, MEDS in America Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5993
- Congress: 117
- Title: MEDS in America Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Making Essential Drugs in America Act or the MEDS in America Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to provide grants for institutions to establish centers for recruiting and training biopharmaceutical manufacturing workers. Eligible institutions include institutions of higher education and entities conducting registered apprenticeship programs.

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- 117-hr-941: TRANSPLANT Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-5993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5993)

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- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-941: TRANSPLANT Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-941)
- [117-hr-1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1917)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
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