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Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019

This bill excludes biological products that were initially licensed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (e.g., insulin) from the exclusivity protections that delay the licensure of biosimilar products under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). (The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 generally requires that biological products approved under the FD&C Act are treated as though they were approved under the PHS Act through March 23, 2020.)

What's happening now April 11, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1895 Related bill Lower Health Care Costs Act
  • HR 2011 Related bill Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 7, 2019
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1140/
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"S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1140/.
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