HR 5133 · 116th Congress · Commerce

Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.(2020-12-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 This bill prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, the practice of product hopping, which is presumed when a drug manufacturer obtains removal of a drug from the Food and Drug Administration's approved drug list, discontinues a drug, or markets a reformulation of an already approved drug during a certain period after which the manufacturer has been notified that a competing drug manufacturer has applied for generic drug approval.…

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans