Republican Lawmakers Introduce House Bill to Reduce US Dependence on Chinese Medical Supplies

Boxes of medical supplies arrived from China at Riga International Airport, Latvia, on April 10, 2020. Gints Ivuskans/AFP via Getty Images

Four GOP representatives in Congress have introduced a new bill aimed at reducing the United States’ dependence on Chinese imports of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Called the Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020, the legislation was recently introduced by Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Liz Cheney (R-Wy.), and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).