S 438
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Commerce
Drug approvals
Drug industry
Generic drugs
Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act
Introduced: January 30, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1352)
Jan 30, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1351-1352)
Jan 30, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a holder of a new, approved drug application from commencing to manufacture, market, sell, or distribute a generic version of such drug from the time of the receipt of notice from the generic manufacturer that an abbreviated new drug application has been submitted for approval until the expiration or forfeiture of the exclusivity period granted to the generic manufacturer.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1352)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1