H.R. 2883 · 117th Congress · House

Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications

Active· Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 9.
Introduced
Apr 28, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications

This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug.

The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be subject to civil penalties, such as a fine of up to $50,000 for each day that the FDA spent reviewing the baseless petition.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 29, 2021Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  2. SEP 29, 2021Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 9.

    31Yea
    9Nay
    0NV
  3. APR 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. APR 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. APR 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Sep 29, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Apr 28, 2021

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