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HR 5993 109th Congress House Health Commerce Drug approvals Drug industry Generic drugs

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs.

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a holder of a new, approved drug application from manufacturing, marketing, selling, or distributing a generic version of such drug during any exclusivity period granted to manufacturers of generic brands.

What's happening now August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
BERRY, MARION
· Jul 28, 2006
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 28, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Jul 28, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Jul 28, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5993: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5993/
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"H.R. 5993: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5993/.
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H.R. 5993, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5993/.
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