H.R. 238

Summary

H.R. 238, the Healthy Technology Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. David Schweikert (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 238 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 238 IH: Healthy Technology Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 238  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 7, 2025   Mr. Schweikert  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Healthy Technology Act of 2025  .
2.
Prescription of drugs by artificial intelligence or machine learning technologies
Section 503(b) of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 353(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6)
In this subsection, the term  practitioner licensed by law to administer such drug  includes artificial intelligence and machine learning technology that are—
(A)
authorized pursuant to a statute of the State involved to prescribe the drug involved; and
(B)
approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564.
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Sponsors

Rep. David Schweikert (R) sponsors H.R. 238 alone.

David Schweikert

Rep. · R–AZ-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 238 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 238 has taken 2 actions since Jan 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 238 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 238 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Healthy Technology Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Healthy Technology Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 238 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 238 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 238’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 238 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Advanced technology and technological innovations to Prescription drugs.

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