• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 This bill imposes licensing and price restrictions on federally supported drugs and other medicines intended to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or other public health emergencies. With respect to a COVID-19 drug patent developed using certain types of federal support, any license granted by the federal government shall be open and nonexclusive. Similarly, a licensee or assignee for such a patent shall grant open nonexclusive licenses for the patent. An entity that receives a license shall pay reasonable royalties to (1) the patent holder, or (2) the owner of marketing exclusivity rights granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were terminated under this bill. The bill requires that such drugs be offered at a fair and reasonable price based on certain considerations, such as access. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that the price of any drug to address a public health emergency is excessive, HHS must void any FDA-granted exclusivity for the drug and grant open and nonexclusive licenses to other manufacturers. Such licenses are subject to reasonable royalty requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Health
Business recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesIntellectual propertyManufacturingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentUser charges and fees
Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-597| House
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 This bill imposes licensing and price restrictions on federally supported drugs and other medicines intended to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or other public health emergencies. With respect to a COVID-19 drug patent developed using certain types of federal support, any license granted by the federal government shall be open and nonexclusive. Similarly, a licensee or assignee for such a patent shall grant open nonexclusive licenses for the patent. An entity that receives a license shall pay reasonable royalties to (1) the patent holder, or (2) the owner of marketing exclusivity rights granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were terminated under this bill. The bill requires that such drugs be offered at a fair and reasonable price based on certain considerations, such as access. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that the price of any drug to address a public health emergency is excessive, HHS must void any FDA-granted exclusivity for the drug and grant open and nonexclusive licenses to other manufacturers. Such licenses are subject to reasonable royalty requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Business recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesIntellectual propertyManufacturingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentUser charges and fees