# 117-hr-6710: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to submit to Congress a report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices, and for other purposes.

117-hr-6710, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to submit to Congress a report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6710
- Congress: 117
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to submit to Congress a report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to report to Congress on barriers to the domestic manufacturing of imported active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices that are critical to public health. The report must recommend strategies to overcome such barriers. The FDA may, to the extent appropriate, implement the strategies.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6710 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6710)

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