{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-and-golden-reintroduction-of-legislation-to-protect-patient-safety", "Congressman Bentz and Golden Reintroduction of Legislation to Protect Patient Safety", "2025-09-04", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Cliff Bentz", "B000668", "bentz.house.gov", "bentz", "https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) reintroduced the Patients\u2019 Right to Know Their Medication Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation prioritizes patient safety and will guarantee all Americans receive effective and printed medication information with their prescriptions.\n\n\u201cIn rural Oregon, access to reliable internet or to a pharmacist is not always\n\nguaranteed. But what should be guaranteed are clear, printed instructions on how to take your medication safely,\u201d Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) said. \u201cIf enacted, this bill will provide patients with accurate, FDA-approved information. This would ensure fewer mistakes, fewer expensive hospital trips, and less strain on families and our small, local pharmacies. Additionally, this is at no cost to the government or to the rural pharmacies. It is a practical improvement that will help rural communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cMainers shouldn\u2019t have to go out of their way to get the information they need about how their medicine works,\u201d Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) said. \u201cRequiring hard copies of instructions to be included with medicine is a no brainer to make prescription drugs safer, make treatment easier for families and their pharmacists, and prevent large pharmaceutical corporations from cutting corners at the expense of quality health care.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe National Rural Health Association (NRHA) thanks Representatives Bentz and Golden on their work to reintroduce the Patients\u2019 Right to Know Their Medication Act,\u201d said Alan Morgan, CEO of The National Rural Health Association. \u201cNRHA is proud to support this legislation that will ensure rural residents have access to printed information about their medications. Not only will this bill support safe usage of prescription medications, but it also recognizes the importance of printed materials in rural areas where internet access is not always guaranteed or available.\u201d\n\nAdditional Information:\n\nThe bill requires drug manufacturers to provide printed Patient Medication\n\nInformation (PMI), approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for every American taking prescription medications. PMI refers to the life-saving information dispensed at the pharmacy detailing a drug\u2019s purpose, instructions for use, and potential side effects. Americans reference PMI to take their medications correctly and safely. The bill requires:\n\nA one-page, printed, standardized format with FDA-approved content\n\ndispenses with all prescription drugs in the outpatient setting.\n\nFinal regulations by the FDA regarding the inclusion of printed paper PMI on all prescription drugs and establishes a clear and standard format of vital information (warnings, side effects, etc.)\n\nTimely, consistent, and accurate reviews of information as new drugs and new information become available.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-and-golden-reintroduction-of-legislation-to-protect-patient-safety"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.297597074881196, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}