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HR 6577 115th Congress House

PRICED Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 7 years.

Introduced: July 26, 2018 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Intellectual propertyPrescription drugs
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Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act or the PRICED Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow biosimilars to be marketed seven years after the reference brand name biological product is licensed. Currently, brand name biological products are provided a 12-year marketing exclusivity period.

This shortened marketing exclusivity period applies only to biological products licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after enactment of this bill.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6577: PRICED Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6577/
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"H.R. 6577: PRICED Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6577/.
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H.R. 6577, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6577/.
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