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- H.R.2883
H.R.2883: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced April 28, 2021
- Latest Major Action Sept. 29, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 28, 2021
Bill Summary
Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
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: 31 - 9.
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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 Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) |