United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4640 (116th)
Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
Introduced
11 October 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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3 January 2025
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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 October 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 October 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 October 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4640
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4640