Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 18, 2019 to Dec 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Dec 23, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2019Introduced in House
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