H.R. 2883 · 117th Congress
Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Introduced
- 2021-04-28
- Latest action
- 2021-09-29 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications
This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug.
The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be subject to civil penalties, such as a fine of up to $50,000 for each day that the FDA spent reviewing the baseless petition.