US Congress House Bill 3678 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand the definition of orphan drug for purposes of the annual fee paid by brand name prescription drug manufacturers and importers to include medications for rare conditions that were, prior to 2011, approved or in clinical trials. (Drug manufacturers and importers pay an annual fee based on their sales of brand name prescription drugs, excluding sales of orphan drugs.) Currently, only medications for rare conditions for which a tax credit for clinical trials was allowed are considered orphan drugs. This Act applies to fees paid after 2014.

Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015

Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-10-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-10-01	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-10-01	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-10-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-10-01	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3678/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3678/BILLS-114hr3678ih.pdf