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HR 6174 114th Congress House Health Drug therapy Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Prescription drugs

Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

Introduced: September 27, 2016 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which currently requires drug manufacturers to discount orphan drugs (drugs for rare conditions) for certain entities covered by the program. The bill discounts orphan drugs that are not being used to treat rare conditions for all entities covered by the program.
What's happening now September 27, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Harper, Gregg
· Nov 17, 2016
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Sep 27, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6174: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6174/
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"H.R. 6174: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6174/.
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H.R. 6174, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6174/.
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