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A 85762025–2026 SessionIN COMMITTEEBIPARTISAN

Preserves access to affordable drugs

Introduced May 21, 2025Anna Kelles (D-NY)26 cosponsors

Summary

Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
May 21, 2025

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Jan 7, 2026

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