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S. 998 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the Senate, Mar 12, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Streamlines trade deals for medical goods

This bill gives the President power to make special trade agreements with other countries focused on medical supplies like devices and medicines. The President can negotiate lower tariffs (taxes on imports), expand supplier networks, and streamline regulations if it would help U.S. national security and public health. Before starting negotiations, the President must notify Congress, and Congress can block an agreement if it votes against it during the review period.

How it affects you

If you rely on medications or medical devices, this could eventually affect their availability and cost by making it easier to get medical supplies from trusted partner countries. Businesses that manufacture or distribute medical goods might see changes in how they operate and compete. The bill doesn't directly change anything for most people right away, but it sets up a process that could reshape how medical products reach the U.S. market.

Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 12, 2025)

Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act

This bill authorizes actions to facilitate trade in medical goods (i.e., medical devices, pharmaceutical goods, or inputs for such devices or goods).

Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to (1) negotiate, enter into, and enforce a trusted trade partner agreement with a country or countries with respect to medical goods; and (2) proclaim a modification of any existing duty, a continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out the trade agreement. These actions may only be taken if the President determines, based on specified considerations, that the reciprocal elimination of existing duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods would contribute to U.S. national security and public health.

A trusted trade partner agreement may include certain provisions, such as those to (1) reduce or eliminate duties, quotas, or other trade barriers; (2) diversify and expand supplier networks to secure a reliable supply of medical goods; and (3) harmonize regulatory procedures.

Not later than 60 days before initiating negotiations with a trusted trade partner, the President must submit written notice to Congress. The bill requires congressional consultation and review of these trade agreements. A trade agreement shall not take effect if, during the required review period, Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must monitor compliance by a trusted trade partner with the trade agreement's commitments and obligations. Further, the President may take certain actions in response to a failure to comply.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st Session
S. 998

A BILL

Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act

In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Introduced Mar 12, 2025 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · 1 version of the text

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”

Sections

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