# 119-hr-89: Prescription Freedom Act of 2025

119-hr-89, Prescription Freedom Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-89
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prescription Freedom Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Shifts prescription authority from the FDA to the states.** This bill would repeal the federal rule that makes most drugs prescription-only and let state law govern prescription requirements, with the change taking effect six months after enactment while preserving federal authority for drugs intended to terminate a pregnancy. - Patients and households: People would follow their State's rules for getting many medications instead of a single federal standard, changing where and how they can obtain drugs. - State governments: States would decide which drugs require prescriptions and federal references to prescribing would be interpreted under applicable State law. - Pharmacies and drug manufacturers: Businesses that dispense drugs would need to meet different rules in each State rather than one federal rule, affecting distribution and compliance. - Reproductive health providers: The federal prescription requirement would remain for drugs intended to end a pregnancy, because the HHS Secretary could keep that federal authority for those drugs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- States would set most prescription rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would end the main federal prescription-only rule six months after enactment. After that date, whether a drug needs a prescription would depend on your state’s law. Federal programs and rules that mention prescriptions would follow your state’s definitions, as decided by the r…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-89 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/89)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-89 (as of 2025-12-21).