MeetingCompleted
Business meeting to consider S.527, to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, S.1040, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, S.1041, to amend title 35, United States Code, to address the infringement of patents that claim biological products, S.1097, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, S.1095, to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and S.1096, to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products, and the nomination of Patrick David Davis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
Apr 3, 20252:15 PM216, Hart Senate Office Building
BILLS. 1040Health
Drug Competition Enhancement Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43.
BILLS. 1041Commerce
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
BILLS. 1095Health
Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
BILLS. 1096Health
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
BILLS. 1097Commerce
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
BILLS. 527Commerce
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 42.