Drug makers can send prescribing info by email instead of paper.
S. 5242 — Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2026 · Filed by Jim Banks (R-IN) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 4, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets drug makers send prescribing info by email. Doctors and pharmacists can ask for paper copies for free. The FDA must write rules within one year. The change starts two years after the law passes. It can also start when the FDA issues its rules, whichever comes first.
Who it affects
Drug makers, doctors, pharmacists, and pharmacies are affected. Drug makers save money by printing less paper. Doctors and pharmacists must ask for paper copies if they want them.
One thing to notice
Drug makers will send info by email by default. Doctors and pharmacists must request paper copies instead of getting them automatically.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Aug 4, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 4, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- prescribing info — Facts about a drug that doctors and pharmacists need to know before giving it to patients.
- FDA — The government agency that approves drugs and makes sure they are safe.
- rules — Official directions that say how something must be done.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,190 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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