H.R. 1344: Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019
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H.R. 1344: Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-25 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019
Plain summary
Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings Act of 2019 or the Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a proceeding against parties to an agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in connection with the sale of a drug.Such an agreement is generally presumed to be an unfair method of competition and is a violation of this bill if the filer of the generic drug application receives something of value and agrees to limit or forgo research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the generic drug. However, an agreement is exempted if the only consideration granted to the generic manufacturer is (1) the right to market the generic drug prior to the expiration of any statutory exclusivity, (2) a payment for reasonable litigation expenses, or (3) a covenant not to sue on a claim that the generic drug infringes a patent. An agreement if also exempt if the agreement's pro-competitive benefits outweigh its anticompetitive effects. The bill establishes penalties for violations of the bill.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 21 cosponsors
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Judy Chu (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), John Garamendi (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1344.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1344 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116