REMEDY Act
Latest action · Apr 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act or the REMEDY Act
This bill addresses drug patents with respect to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a drug application.
Currently, when the owner of a brand-name drug approval sues a generic drug company for patent infringement based on the generic company's application for FDA approval of a generic version of the brand-name drug, there is generally a 30-month stay on the approval of the generic version. Under this bill, the stay goes into effect only if the lawsuit alleges infringement of a patent that claims the drug compound.
When the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidates a patent for a drug, the FDA must update its list of relevant patents for the drug.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2019 to Sep 25, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3812 | REMEDY Act | Identical bill | Jul 18, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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