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Introduced
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
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Reported to Senate
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198-4199; text: CR S4199)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Engrossed in Senate
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Received in the House.
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Held at the desk.
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| Date and time | Record | Official detail | Source |
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMessage on Senate action sent to the House. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4198-4199; text: CR S4199) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 17000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the House. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionHeld at the desk. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H15000 | Congress.gov |
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CRS summary
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients ActThis bill limits in certain instances the number of patents that the manufacturer of a biologic drug can assert in a lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version of that drug. (A biologic drug is produced through natural processes or isolated from natural sources. A biosimilar version is substantially similar to the original biologic, which is the reference product, and is often marketed as a less expensive alternative.)The bill's provisions apply to an existing framework that gives the biosimilar manufacturer an abbreviated path to Food and Drug Administration approval to sell the biosimilar. Specifically, if the biosimilar manufacturer completes certain actions under the framework, such as sharing certain information about its product with the reference product manufacturer, the bill limits the number of certain patents that the reference product manufacturer may assert in a lawsuit, such as patents that were filed more than four years after the reference product received market approval. The limit shall not apply to patents claiming certain methods for using the biologic drug.The court in which the infringement lawsuit is filed may increase the limit if justice so requires or if there is good cause for the increase.
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- Engrossed in SenateJul 21, 2026
- Reported to SenateApr 10, 2025
- Introduced in SenateMar 13, 2025