S. 3582: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-27 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6578)

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6578) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Plain summary

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to deem it to be an unfair method of competition affecting commerce for a person, in connection with the sale of a drug product, to be a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market, or sell the generic product for any period. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than the right to market the generic product prior to the expiration of the patent.

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Official text

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · 5 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3582.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s3582 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109