S. 27 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Commerce. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

S. 27 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
Other Titles
  • Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
  • Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Sponsor
Herb Kohl
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Commerce
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Contracts and agency
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Intellectual property
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Prescription drugs
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced1/25/2011
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/25/2011
    1/25/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    1/25/2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
    Put on a legislative calendar7/21/2011Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
    7/22/2011Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
    Put on a legislative calendar7/22/2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2007 For $10,000 Against $0
    2. March - April 2007 For $18,000 Against $0
    3. May - June 2007 For $38,435 Against $0
    4. July - August 2007 For $7,500 Against $0
    5. September - October 2007 For $28,950 Against $0
    6. November - December 2007 For $28,450 Against $0
    7. January - February 2008 For $27,750 Against $0
    8. March - April 2008 For $43,000 Against $0
    9. May - June 2008 For $45,789 Against $0
    10. July - August 2008 For $32,000 Against $0
    11. September - October 2008 For $97,405 Against $0
    12. November - December 2008 For $14,175 Against $0
    13. January - February 2009 For $43,250 Against $0
    14. March - April 2009 For $96,750 Against $0
    15. May - June 2009 For $37,350 Against $0
    16. July - August 2009 For $15,500 Against $0
    17. September - October 2009 For $23,750 Against $0
    18. November - December 2009 For $23,050 Against $0
    19. January - February 2010 For $20,950 Against $0
    20. March - April 2010 For $47,633 Against $0
    21. May - June 2010 For $66,997 Against $0
    22. July - August 2010 For $51,525 Against $0
    23. September - October 2010 For $105,216 Against $0
    24. November - December 2010 For $4,533 Against $0
    25. January - February 2011 For $22,750 Against $0
    26. March - April 2011 For $28,750 Against $0
    27. May - June 2011 For $47,850 Against $0
    28. July - August 2011 For $16,650 Against $0
    29. September - October 2011 For $33,600 Against $0
    30. November - December 2011 For $38,950 Against $0
    31. January - February 2012 For $10,425 Against $0
    32. March - April 2012 For $38,800 Against $0
    33. May - June 2012 For $48,875 Against $0
    34. July - August 2012 For $32,100 Against $0
    35. September - October 2012 For $69,850 Against $0
    36. November - December 2012 For $11,000 Against $0

    Votes

      3 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

      3 organizations supported this bill

      Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
      AMCP (2011, May 20). Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from AMPC.
      National Business Group on Health
      Darling, Helen (2011, February 3). National Business Group on Health. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from NBGH.
      National Retiree Legislative Network
      Kadereit, Bill (2011, March 14). DO YOU TAKE BRAND NAME DRUGS?. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from NRLN.

      0 organizations opposed this bill

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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
      Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,750$0
      Kelly AyotteRNH$18,200$0
      John BarrassoRWY$15,500$0
      Max BaucusDMT$33,250$0
      Mark BegichDAK$14,000$0
      Michael F. BennetDCO$19,000$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,000$0
      Richard BlumenthalDCT$16,900$0
      Roy BluntRMO$28,500$0
      John BoozmanRAR$21,500$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$12,750$0
      Scott P. BrownRMA$41,200$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$29,375$0
      Richard BurrRNC$14,950$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$1,000$0
      Ben CardinDMD$23,500$0
      Tom CarperDDE$10,000$0
      Bob CaseyDPA$30,000$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$21,700$0
      Daniel CoatsRIN$11,000$0
      Tom CoburnROK$17,000$0
      William Thad CochranRMS$3,000$0
      Susan M. CollinsRME$19,000$0
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,000$0
      Christopher A. CoonsDDE$13,750$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$27,162$0
      John CornynRTX$26,800$0
      Mike CrapoRID$8,500$0
      Jim DeMintRSC$6,300$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$15,300$0
      John EnsignRNV$2,500$0
      Mike EnziRWY$11,000$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$4,000$0
      Al FrankenDMN$6,537$0
      Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$12,250$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,200$0
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$23,250$0
      Kay R. HaganDNC$9,006$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$36,500$0
      Orrin G. HatchRUT$27,500$0
      John HoevenRND$8,450$0
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
      Jim InhofeROK$4,000$0
      Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,590$0
      Mike JohannsRNE$13,000$0
      Ron JohnsonRWI$3,500$0
      Tim JohnsonDSD$28,500$0
      John F. KerryDMA$4,000$0
      Mark KirkRIL$15,250$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$20,200$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$2,500$0
      Mary L. LandrieuDLA$14,500$0
      Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$7,500$0
      Patrick J. LeahyDVT$8,785$0
      Mike LeeRUT$0$0
      Carl LevinDMI$1,500$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
      Dick LugarRIN$2,500$0
      Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$23,350$0
      John McCainRAZ$2,400$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$4,450$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$22,900$0
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,000$0
      Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,000$0
      Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$14,500$0
      Jerry MoranRKS$46,097$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$7,750$0
      Patty MurrayDWA$29,682$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,000$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$19,250$0
      Rand PaulRKY$3,500$0
      Rob PortmanROH$17,000$0
      Mark L. PryorDAR$13,000$0
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,400$0
      Harry ReidDNV$30,805$0
      Jim RischRID$5,000$0
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$27,250$0
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$5,000$0
      Marco RubioRFL$8,480$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$11,725$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$16,500$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$2,500$0
      Jeanne ShaheenDNH$26,589$0
      Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,500$0
      Olympia J. SnoweRME$20,200$0
      Debbie StabenowDMI$19,250$0
      Jon TesterDMT$25,000$0
      John ThuneRSD$12,725$0
      Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$10,000$0
      Mark UdallDCO$13,500$0
      Tom UdallDNM$12,000$0
      David VitterRLA$5,000$0
      Mark R. WarnerDVA$5,000$0
      Jim WebbDVA$0$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$9,000$0
      Roger F. WickerRMS$25,350$0
      Ron WydenDOR$9,500$0

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,750$0
      Kelly AyotteRNH$18,200$0
      John BarrassoRWY$15,500$0
      Max BaucusDMT$33,250$0
      Mark BegichDAK$14,000$0
      Michael F. BennetDCO$19,000$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,000$0
      Richard BlumenthalDCT$16,900$0
      Roy BluntRMO$28,500$0
      John BoozmanRAR$21,500$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$12,750$0
      Scott P. BrownRMA$41,200$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$29,375$0
      Richard BurrRNC$14,950$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$1,000$0
      Ben CardinDMD$23,500$0
      Tom CarperDDE$10,000$0
      Bob CaseyDPA$30,000$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$21,700$0
      Daniel CoatsRIN$11,000$0
      Tom CoburnROK$17,000$0
      William Thad CochranRMS$3,000$0
      Susan M. CollinsRME$19,000$0
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,000$0
      Christopher A. CoonsDDE$13,750$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$27,162$0
      John CornynRTX$26,800$0
      Mike CrapoRID$8,500$0
      Jim DeMintRSC$6,300$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$15,300$0
      John EnsignRNV$2,500$0
      Mike EnziRWY$11,000$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$4,000$0
      Al FrankenDMN$6,537$0
      Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$12,250$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,200$0
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$23,250$0
      Kay R. HaganDNC$9,006$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$36,500$0
      Orrin G. HatchRUT$27,500$0
      John HoevenRND$8,450$0
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
      Jim InhofeROK$4,000$0
      Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,590$0
      Mike JohannsRNE$13,000$0
      Ron JohnsonRWI$3,500$0
      Tim JohnsonDSD$28,500$0
      John F. KerryDMA$4,000$0
      Mark KirkRIL$15,250$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$20,200$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$2,500$0
      Mary L. LandrieuDLA$14,500$0
      Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$7,500$0
      Patrick J. LeahyDVT$8,785$0
      Mike LeeRUT$0$0
      Carl LevinDMI$1,500$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
      Dick LugarRIN$2,500$0
      Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$23,350$0
      John McCainRAZ$2,400$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$4,450$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$22,900$0
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,000$0
      Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,000$0
      Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$14,500$0
      Jerry MoranRKS$46,097$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$7,750$0
      Patty MurrayDWA$29,682$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,000$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$19,250$0
      Rand PaulRKY$3,500$0
      Rob PortmanROH$17,000$0
      Mark L. PryorDAR$13,000$0
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,400$0
      Harry ReidDNV$30,805$0
      Jim RischRID$5,000$0
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$27,250$0
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$5,000$0
      Marco RubioRFL$8,480$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$11,725$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$16,500$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$2,500$0
      Jeanne ShaheenDNH$26,589$0
      Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,500$0
      Olympia J. SnoweRME$20,200$0
      Debbie StabenowDMI$19,250$0
      Jon TesterDMT$25,000$0
      John ThuneRSD$12,725$0
      Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$10,000$0
      Mark UdallDCO$13,500$0
      Tom UdallDNM$12,000$0
      David VitterRLA$5,000$0
      Mark R. WarnerDVA$5,000$0
      Jim WebbDVA$0$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$9,000$0
      Roger F. WickerRMS$25,350$0
      Ron WydenDOR$9,500$0

      Interest Groups that supported this bill

      $ Donated
      Pharmacists$687,341
      General business associations$400,685
      Elderly issues/Social Security$239,532

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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