Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

Summary

Affordable Prescription Drugs Act - Amends Federal patent law to grant the Secretary of Health and Human Services the right to establish compulsory licensing (without authorization of the right holder) for nonexclusive, nonassignable use of certain patented medical inventions upon a determination that: (1) the patent holder, contractor, exclusive licensee, or assignee has not taken, or is not expected to take within a reasonable time, effective steps to achieve practical application of the subject invention in a field of use; (2) such compulsory license is necessary to alleviate health or safety needs which are not adequately satisfied by the patent holder, contractor, licensee, or assignee; or (3) the patented material is priced higher than may be reasonably expected based on criteria developed by the Secretary of Commerce. Requires any person engaged in the manufacture and sale of any new drug or new animal drug approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for which a patent is still in effect, to report annually to Congress an audit of all financial information relevant to that drug's pricing nationally and internationally, including research and development costs, sufficient to assess the reasonableness of that pricing. Requires disqualification from participation in Federal programs as a penalty for noncompliance with this reporting requirement.

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Timeline

1. 23 September 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8622)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 September 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 September 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 September 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 23 September 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 30 September 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9176-9177)

   Source: IntroReferral

7. 4 October 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

   Source: Committee

8. 8 October 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

   Source: Committee

9. 18 October 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10154)

   Source: IntroReferral

10. 1 November 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11148)

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 21 March 2000

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1127)

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 September 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 September 1999

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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