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H.R. 4640 (116th)

Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

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Introduced

11 October 2019

Last action

14 October 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 This bill prohibits federal agencies and nonprofit entities that conduct federally funded health care research from providing a patent for a drug based on such research until the entity receiving the patent enters into a reasonable pricing agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Timeline

  1. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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