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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) cancelled all floor sessions this week after a lawmaker or a staffer tested positive for COVID-19.

The House of Representatives is out of session for three weeks of recess after an exhausting, weeks-long dash filled with hearings, legislation, and partisan fighting. But, at the same time, Democratic leaders are looking ahead to what is next on their legislative agenda.

On Wednesday, March 17, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed S.B. 2119, repealing a law that overturns the state’s ban of over-the-counter (OTC) sales of pseudoephedrine (PSE).

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This week, the House Judiciary Committee had scheduled a hearing on the SHOP SAFE Act, entitled, "The SHOP SAFE Act: Stemming the Rising Tide of Unsafe Counterfeit Products Online." CHPA is an enthusiastic supporter of the SHOP SAFE Act. 

The Dietary Supplements Sector of the USP Convention held its kick-off meeting on March 10, 2021. The sector, chaired by CHPA’s Jay Sirois, Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, will convene Convention Member representatives from within the broader public health arena and engage USP members around priorities related to building trust in the quality of dietary supplements.