H.R. 6973 · 117th Congress · House

Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Mar 8, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 09, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAR 08, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

2

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 9, 2022

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2022

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