Bill116th CongressFiled Oct 11, 2019Health
H.R. 4640
Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 11, 2019)
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.
What just happenedOct 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4](D-OR)Sponsor
11 cosponsors11 D
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- Introduced in HouseOct 11, 2019
- Oct 14, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Oct 11, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House