Prescription Drugs

Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 [S.1574] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to codify a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/12/2021

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An Act To Require Appropriate Coverage of and Cost-sharing for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars [SB-1706] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
An Act To Require Appropriate Coverage of and Cost-sharing for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Troy Jackson Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 03/09/2022

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Marijuana Data Collection Act [HB-3043] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially a study on the effects of State legalized marijuana programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act [HB-3029] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/10/2021

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State (Maine)
Maine 130th Legislature

An Act To Determine Potential Savings in Prescription Drug Costs by Using International Pricing [SB-1636] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Budget and Spending ]
An Act To Determine Potential Savings in Prescription Drug Costs by Using International Pricing

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ned Claxton Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 725 Yeas 30 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 on 04/11/2022

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Federal
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STOP Fentanyl Act of 2021 Support, Treatment, and Overdose Prevention of Fentanyl Act of 2021 [S.1457] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
A bill to establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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US Congress 117th Congress

Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act [S.1462] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to simplify the generic drug application process.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act [S.1463] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize therapeutic equivalence rating determinations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Drug Price Transparency Act of 2021 [S.1523] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Marijuana Data Collection Act [S.1456] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially a study on the effects of State legalized marijuana programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act [S.1524] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Changing the Culture of the FDA Act [S.1436] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/28/2021

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FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act [S.1439] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to establish procedures regarding the approval of opioid drugs by the Food and Drug Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/28/2021

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Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021 [S.1427] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/28/2021

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Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021 [HB-2869] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act [HB-2884] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify and improve the process for subsection (k) applicants to resolve patent infringement claims for biological products (commonly known as the "patent dance"), and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/30/2021

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US Congress 117th Congress

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act [HB-2891] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
To prohibit prescription drug companies from compensating other prescription drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug, biosimilar biological product, or interchangeable biological product into the market.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/29/2021

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Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 [S.1435] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/29/2021

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US Congress 117th Congress

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2021 [HB-2881] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2021

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Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications [HB-2883] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public heath concerns, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/29/2021

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