# 119-hr-5133: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025

119-hr-5133, Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5133
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Standardized printed patient medication information** would be required with every prescription. The bill would set detailed rules for what that paper information must say, how it looks, how it is given to patients, and create penalties for failing to include it. - Patients and families would get a one-page printed patient medication information sheet with each prescription to improve access to clear safety warnings and directions. This change targets a group that the bill notes includes about 48.9% of Americans who used a prescription drug in the prior 30 days. - Drug manufacturers would have to develop and submit the printed information as part of drug approval, follow plain-language, formatting, and printing standards, and include items like indications, warnings, storage guidance, a toll-free contact, and a link to Form FDA 3500B. Not providing the required paper sheet would be a new misbranding offense. - Regulators and pharmacies would face new duties. The Food and Drug Administration would have to issue final rules within one year and require timely updates and patient-tested formats. Pharmacies must provide one printed sheet per prescription and keep adequate printed supplies for bulk packaging.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Printed drug guides with each prescription: benefit, medium. If enacted, FDA would set final PMI rules within 1 year. Drug makers would need FDA-approved, plain-English, standardized, non-promotional printed guides. The guide would include uses, directions, warnings (including for kids, pregnancy, and seniors), interactions, storage, and disposal. It would s…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5133 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5133)

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- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5133 (as of 2026-09-21).