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S. 32032025–2026 SessionIN COMMITTEEDEMOCRAT

Preserves access to affordable drugs

Introduced Jan 24, 2025Nathalia Fernández (D-NY)6 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.

How Congress Voted

Senate — Feb 24, 2026
63 votes
39(62%)
Yea
17(27%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
7(11%)
Not voting
Senate — May 20, 2025
1 vote
1(100%)
Yea
0(0%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting
Senate — Mar 4, 2025
2 votes
2(100%)
Yea
0(0%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Jan 24, 2025

REFERRED TO HEALTH

Senate
Mar 4, 2025

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

Senate
Apr 29, 2025

1ST REPORT CAL.755

Senate
Apr 30, 2025

2ND REPORT CAL.

Senate
May 1, 2025

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Senate
May 20, 2025

PASSED SENATE

Senate
May 20, 2025

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Senate
May 20, 2025

REFERRED TO HEALTH

House
Jan 7, 2026

DIED IN ASSEMBLY

House
Jan 7, 2026

RETURNED TO SENATE

House
Jan 7, 2026

REFERRED TO HEALTH

Senate
Feb 9, 2026

1ST REPORT CAL.304

Senate
Feb 10, 2026

2ND REPORT CAL.

Senate
Feb 11, 2026

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Senate
Feb 24, 2026

PASSED SENATE

Senate
Feb 24, 2026

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Senate
Feb 24, 2026

REFERRED TO HEALTH

House