S. 150 · 118th Congress
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023
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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 118th Congress ended.
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CornynSponsor8 cosponsors · 4 D, 4 R
5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Jan 30, 2023
- Senate Passed Jul 11, 2024
This bill limits in certain instances the number of patents that a reference biological product manufacturer can assert in a patent infringement lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Jul 11, 2024
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023
This bill limits in certain instances the number of patents that a reference biological product manufacturer can assert in a patent infringement lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version.
Specifically, if the biosimilar manufacturer completes certain actions as part of an abbreviated pathway to get market approval, the bill limits, subject to exceptions and waivers, the number of certain types of patents that the reference product manufacturer may assert, such as patents filed more than four years after the reference product received market approval.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023
Latest action (Jul 15, 2024): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 30, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Jan 30, 2023
- Senate Passed Jul 11, 2024
No recorded floor vote found.