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HR 6973 117th Congress House Health

Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022

This bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration may approve generic drugs with different labels than the brand-name versions if, among other requirements, the brand-name drug is subject to an active patent or exclusivity period and a revised label for the brand-name drug is approved within 90 days (rather than 60 days) of the expiration of the patent or exclusivity period.

What's happening now March 9, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6973: Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6973/
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"H.R. 6973: Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6973/.
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H.R. 6973, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6973/.
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