S 501
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs
Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act
Introduced: February 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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