S. 148 · 118th Congress · Senate

Stop STALLING Act

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
Introduced
Jan 30, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act or the Stop STALLING Act

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.

Previous Versions

00Jan 30, 2023

Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act or the Stop STALLING Act

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. MAR 01, 2023Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. MAR 01, 2023Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. MAR 01, 2023Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.

  4. FEB 09, 2023Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. JAN 30, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. JAN 30, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 1, 2023

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Feb 9, 2023

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2023

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