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- H.R.2873
H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced April 28, 2021
- Latest Major Action Sept. 29, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 28, 2021
Bill Summary
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 This bill prohibits product hopping by drug manufacturers and authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue in court or institute administrative proceedings to enforce this prohibition. Generally, product-hopping describes a situation where, when the patents on a reference drug (or biological product) expire, the manufacturer switches to a follow-on product that...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 29, 2021 |
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.
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| Sept. 29, 2021 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 28, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| April 28, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by David Cicilline (D-R.I.) |