S. 319 - Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011

Health. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011

S. 319 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011
Sponsor
Olympia J. Snowe
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Business records
  • Canada
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Consumer affairs
  • Consumer credit
  • Contracts and agency
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Federal preemption
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health information and medical records
  • Intellectual property
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet and video services
  • Japan
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Medical education
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • New Zealand
  • Oceania
  • Prescription drugs
  • Product safety and quality
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Switzerland
  • Trade restrictions
  • User charges and fees
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    Major Actions
    Introduced2/10/2011
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced2/10/2011
    2/10/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    2/10/2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Elderly issues/Social Security$239,532
    $239,532

    opposed this bill

    Biotech products & research$1,498,034
    Drug stores$1,174,080
    $2,672,114

    Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 11 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill

    2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011

    2 organizations supported this bill

    AARP
    AARP (2011, March 28). AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Slow Skyrocketing Drug Prices. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from American Association of Retired Persons.
    National Retiree Legislative Network
    NRLN (2011, May 1). Dear Senator Kohl:. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from NRLN.

    2 organizations opposed this bill

    California Healthcare Institute
    California Healthcare Institute (n.d.). Bill Number: S. 319. Retrieved July 25, 2012, from California Healthcare Institute.
    National Association of Chain Drug Stores
    PMP News (2011, March 4). NACDS Concerned about New Reimportation Bill. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from PMP News.

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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$2,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$14,500
    Kelly AyotteRNH$0$14,150
    John BarrassoRWY$0$13,500
    Max BaucusDMT$8,500$120,600
    Mark BegichDAK$11,000$10,550
    Michael F. BennetDCO$10,000$6,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$1,000
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$9,250$6,000
    Roy BluntRMO$0$58,100
    John BoozmanRAR$0$23,200
    Barbara BoxerDCA$10,000$29,040
    Scott P. BrownRMA$0$98,531
    Sherrod BrownDOH$10,975$47,700
    Richard BurrRNC$250$73,500
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$14,775
    Ben CardinDMD$5,500$28,900
    Tom CarperDDE$2,000$17,200
    Bob CaseyDPA$7,750$52,600
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$14,850
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$8,400
    Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$8,000
    Susan M. CollinsRME$1,000$12,750
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$2,000
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$4,500$7,250
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$44,430
    John CornynRTX$0$76,900
    Mike CrapoRID$0$14,500
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$10,300
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$31,000
    John EnsignRNV$0$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$36,500
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$47,500
    Al FrankenDMN$5,537$11,700
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$59,900
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$29,570
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$2,000$45,250
    Kay R. HaganDNC$2,506$79,200
    Tom HarkinDIA$6,250$57,050
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$96,900
    John HoevenRND$0$2,700
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$2,000
    Jim InhofeROK$0$1,750
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$27,900
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$23,400
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$3,750
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$8,750
    Tim JohnsonDSD$7,000$7,450
    John F. KerryDMA$0$71,900
    Mark KirkRIL$0$35,010
    Amy KlobucharDMN$3,200$10,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$6,000
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$4,250$20,850
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$4,500$14,700
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$13,500
    Mike LeeRUT$0$1,000
    Carl LevinDMI$0$8,800
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$5,000
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$14,750
    John McCainRAZ$0$12,100
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$24,825
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$99,050
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$46,550
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,000$27,450
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$6,000$45,100
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$46,950
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$16,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$8,684$70,300
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$5,600
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$23,550
    Rand PaulRKY$1,000$8,650
    Rob PortmanROH$1,500$17,850
    Mark L. PryorDAR$2,000$15,450
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,400$34,500
    Harry ReidDNV$9,305$90,900
    Jim RischRID$0$1,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$53,500
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,000$14,250
    Marco RubioRFL$0$13,800
    Bernie SandersIVT$4,725$2,750
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$30,300
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,800
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$10,000$39,350
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$16,000
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$3,000$14,500
    Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$20,300
    Jon TesterDMT$8,500$21,300
    John ThuneRSD$0$34,750
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$17,250
    Mark UdallDCO$7,500$11,550
    Tom UdallDNM$11,000$2,250
    David VitterRLA$0$20,050
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$28,950
    Jim WebbDVA$0$1,000
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$55,533
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$21,850
    Ron WydenDOR$2,000$36,750

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$2,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$14,500
    Kelly AyotteRNH$0$14,150
    John BarrassoRWY$0$13,500
    Max BaucusDMT$8,500$120,600
    Mark BegichDAK$11,000$10,550
    Michael F. BennetDCO$10,000$6,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$1,000
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$9,250$6,000
    Roy BluntRMO$0$58,100
    John BoozmanRAR$0$23,200
    Barbara BoxerDCA$10,000$29,040
    Scott P. BrownRMA$0$98,531
    Sherrod BrownDOH$10,975$47,700
    Richard BurrRNC$250$73,500
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$14,775
    Ben CardinDMD$5,500$28,900
    Tom CarperDDE$2,000$17,200
    Bob CaseyDPA$7,750$52,600
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$14,850
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$8,400
    Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$8,000
    Susan M. CollinsRME$1,000$12,750
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$2,000
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$4,500$7,250
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$44,430
    John CornynRTX$0$76,900
    Mike CrapoRID$0$14,500
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$10,300
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$31,000
    John EnsignRNV$0$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$36,500
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$47,500
    Al FrankenDMN$5,537$11,700
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$59,900
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$29,570
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$2,000$45,250
    Kay R. HaganDNC$2,506$79,200
    Tom HarkinDIA$6,250$57,050
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$96,900
    John HoevenRND$0$2,700
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$2,000
    Jim InhofeROK$0$1,750
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$27,900
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$23,400
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$3,750
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$8,750
    Tim JohnsonDSD$7,000$7,450
    John F. KerryDMA$0$71,900
    Mark KirkRIL$0$35,010
    Amy KlobucharDMN$3,200$10,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$6,000
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$4,250$20,850
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$4,500$14,700
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$13,500
    Mike LeeRUT$0$1,000
    Carl LevinDMI$0$8,800
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$5,000
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$14,750
    John McCainRAZ$0$12,100
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$24,825
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$99,050
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$46,550
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,000$27,450
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$6,000$45,100
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$46,950
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$16,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$8,684$70,300
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$5,600
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$23,550
    Rand PaulRKY$1,000$8,650
    Rob PortmanROH$1,500$17,850
    Mark L. PryorDAR$2,000$15,450
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,400$34,500
    Harry ReidDNV$9,305$90,900
    Jim RischRID$0$1,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$53,500
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,000$14,250
    Marco RubioRFL$0$13,800
    Bernie SandersIVT$4,725$2,750
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$30,300
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,800
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$10,000$39,350
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$16,000
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$3,000$14,500
    Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$20,300
    Jon TesterDMT$8,500$21,300
    John ThuneRSD$0$34,750
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$17,250
    Mark UdallDCO$7,500$11,550
    Tom UdallDNM$11,000$2,250
    David VitterRLA$0$20,050
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$28,950
    Jim WebbDVA$0$1,000
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$55,533
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$21,850
    Ron WydenDOR$2,000$36,750

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Elderly issues/Social Security$239,532

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Biotech products & research$1,498,034
    Drug stores$1,174,080
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