1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to support H.R. 5316, the Drug Shortage Compounding Patient Access Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation takes meaningful steps to protect patients when critical medications are in shortage by empowering compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities to act quickly, while also improving manufacturer reporting requirements. As a patient, I have personally struggled to access medications during shortages, and I know how devastating it can be to miss doses of a therapy that my health depends on. Drug shortages are not abstract policy — they are life-or-death realities for people living with obesity, diabetes, cancer, and many other conditions. This bill is a common-sense measure that ensures patients are not left without access to the medications they rely on. I strongly encourage you to co-sponsor and support swift passage of H.R. 5316.