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H.R. 6973 (117th)

Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022

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Introduced

8 March 2022

Last action

9 March 2022 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare

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.

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Timeline

  1. 8 March 2022

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 March 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 March 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 March 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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