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S 501 111th Congress Senate Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Prescription drugs

Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act

Introduced: February 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2569-2570)
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 26, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 501: Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-501/
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"S. 501: Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-501/.
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S. 501, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-501/.
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