H.R. 3536 · 115th Congress

To require persons who undertake Federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2017-07-28
Latest action
2017-08-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

This bill prohibits federal agencies and nonprofit entities that conduct federally funded health care research from providing a patent for a drug based on such research until the entity receiving the patent enters into a reasonable pricing agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services.