{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-carter-golden-ruppersberger-introduce-bipartisan-bill-protect", "Westerman, Carter, Golden, Ruppersberger Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patient Access to Their Medical Information", "2023-02-27", "2023", "2023-02", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Reps. Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (R-GA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) introduced the Patients\u2019 Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023 to ensure that rural Americans and seniors have access to important information about their prescription medications and to protect the jobs of hardworking Arkansans.\n\nIt is common practice for patients to see safety, dosage, health consequences, and other details about their prescription medication when they pick it up from the counter, but this is not a legal requirement, leaving some patients in the dark about their own health. This bill would ensure that patients nationwide are guaranteed access to this vital information.\n\n\u201cAlthough many pharmacies include some information to patients about their prescriptions, it\u2019s not required by law. Without printed information about their medication, some seniors or patients without access to reliable internet connection may not receive the necessary information on safety, dosages, and other details about their medication. Legislation like this ensures that every patient, especially those in rural districts like mine, has access to the important information they need,\u201d said Congressman Bruce Westerman.\n\n\u201cWhen I practiced pharmacy, I always made sure that my patients knew the impacts their prescriptions would have on their health. This is a common-sense update that will help patients, pharmacists, and drug manufacturers maintain the highest quality health care for all. With this bill, you won\u2019t need a medical degree or even a strong internet connection to know that you\u2019re taking your medications safely and correctly,\u201d said Congressman Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter.\n\n\u201cMany rural Mainers and seniors don\u2019t have reliable access to the internet or aren\u2019t comfortable using it to get important information about their prescription medications,\u201d said Congressman Jared Golden. \u201cOur bipartisan bill requires information about medications to be printed, ensuring that every American who relies on a prescription has all the information they need to take it safely when they leave the pharmacy. This commonsense bill also would support hundreds of good jobs in Madawaska and our state\u2019s forest products industry.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to support this common sense, bipartisan bill that is simple and straightforward but potentially lifesaving,\u201d said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. \u201cBy requiring clear instructions and warnings such as potential adverse side effects on paper, we will ensure all Americans are empowered to take their prescriptions safely, especially seniors who cannot or do not use the Internet.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:18:08Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-carter-golden-ruppersberger-introduce-bipartisan-bill-protect"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.629944123327732, "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"}