HR 4640 · 116th Congress · Health

Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-10-11· Sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-10-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 This bill prohibits federal agencies and nonprofit entities that conduct federally funded health care research from providing a patent for a drug based on such research until the entity receiving the patent enters into a reasonable pricing agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services.…

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Cosponsors (11)

11 Democrats
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]TX
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL