United States · Bill · S
S. 1140 (116th)
Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019
Introduced
11 April 2019
Last action
11 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 This bill excludes biological products that were initially licensed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (e.g., insulin) from the exclusivity protections that delay the licensure of biosimilar products under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). (The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 generally requires that biological products approved under the FD&C Act are treated as though they were approved under the PHS Act through March 23, 2020.)
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Timeline
11 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 April 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019
- related to ← Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1140
- us · 116-s-1140 · source updated 5 December 2025