HR 3401
108th Congress
House
Health
Administrative procedure
Communication in medicine
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug approvals
Federal preemption
Generic drugs
Government Operations and Politics
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Law
Local laws
State laws
Generic Drugs Access Act of 2003
Introduced: October 29, 2003
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 29, 2003
Introduced in House
Oct 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Plain-English summary
Generic Drugs Access Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to new drug applications to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include in an application approval a finding about whether the approved (generic) drug is the therapeutic equivalent of the listed drug involved.
Prohibits a State or its political subdivision from establishing or continuing any requirement that does not conform to the therapeutic equivalence requirement of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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