Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act

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Introduced

13 March 2025

Last action

21 July 2026 · Passed

Status

Held at the desk.

Summary

Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act This bill limits in certain instances the number of patents that the manufacturer of a biologic drug can assert in a lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version of that drug. (A biologic drug is produced through natural processes or isolated from natural sources. A biosimilar version is substantially similar to the original biologic, which is the reference product, and is often marketed as a less expensive alternative.) The bill's provisions apply to an existing framework that gives the biosimilar manufacturer an abbreviated path to Food and Drug Administration approval to sell the biosimilar. Specifically, if the biosimilar manufacturer completes certain actions under the framework, such as sharing certain information about its product with the reference product manufacturer, the bill limits the number of certain patents that the reference product manufacturer may assert in a lawsuit, such as patents that were filed more than four years after the reference product received market approval. The limit shall not apply to patents claiming certain methods for using the biologic drug. The court in which the infringement lawsuit is filed may increase the limit if justice so requires or if there is good cause for the increase.

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Timeline

13 March 2025
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
3 April 2025
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
10 April 2025
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
Source: Calendars
10 April 2025
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
10 April 2025
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
21 July 2026
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
21 July 2026
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
21 July 2026
Passed
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198-4199; text: CR S4199)
Source: Floor
21 July 2026
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor

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Engrossed in Senate
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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1041
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/1041
us · 119-s-1041 · source updated 10 August 2026