Pharmaceuticals

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and f122H.R. 1038 (110th) Waxman
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes.
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 200733S. 3 (110th) Reid
A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act61S. 623 (110th) Schumer
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes.
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 200722H.R. 962 (110th) Slaughter
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 200710H.R. 63 (110th) Bartlett
To provide that the approved application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug commonly known as RU-486 is deemed to have been withdrawn, to provide for the review by the Comptroller General of the United States of the process by which the Food and Drug Administration approved such drug, and for other purposes.
Preserving Medicare for All Act of 200710S. 137 (110th) Cardin
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide additional beneficiary protections.
Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 200701S. 25 (110th) Kohl
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish requirements for certain petitions submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act01S. 316 (110th) Kohl
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
Beating Infections through Research and Development Act of 200720H.R. 1496 (110th) Baird
To provide incentives for pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and medical device companies to invest in research and development with respect to antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent serious and life-threatening infectious diseases.
Prescription Coverage Now Act of 200720H.R. 1536 (110th) Doggett
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes.
Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 200710H.R. 970 (110th) Upton
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 200720H.R. 971 (110th) Weiner
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act.
Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 200750S. 1082 (110th) Kennedy
An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of medical products, and for other purposes.
Lower PRICED Drugs Act50S. 1088 (110th) Stabenow
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to market exclusivity for certain drugs, and for other purposes.
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 200720H.R. 1902 (110th) Rush
To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes.
Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 200710H.R. 1956 (110th) Inslee
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the approval of similar biological products, and for other purposes.
TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act10H.R. 2319 (110th) Bilirakis
To establish a Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program.
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 200710H.R. 2900 (110th) Dingell
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 200720H.R. 3580 (110th) Dingell
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 200810H.R. 6353 (110th) Stupak
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.
Generics First Act of 2007S. 28 (110th) Kohl
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the use of generic drugs under the Medicare part D prescription drug program when available unless the brand name drug is determined to be medically necessary.
Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007S. 468 (110th) Grassley
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug safety, and for other purposes.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement ActH.R. 1218 (110th) Wu
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics ActH.R. 1432 (110th) Waxman
To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007H.R. 2056 (110th) Courtney
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
To include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, ceH.R. 2058 (110th) Holt
To include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and to provide a safe harbor for assistance provided under a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007H.R. 2065 (110th) Murphy
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare operated prescription drug plan option to deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.

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