Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
This bill changes how biosimilar drugs are approved by automatically considering them interchangeable with brand-name drugs, removing a previous requirement for separate approval. It requires the FDA to brief congressional health committees before demanding certain safety studies on switching between biosimilars and reference drugs. The law affects drug manufacturers seeking FDA approval for biosimilars and the FDA itself. These changes apply only to new applications approved after the bill's enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
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President
Introduced Jul 13, 2023
Last action Jul 13, 2023
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Committee
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Jul 13, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
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Party
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District
P
Mike Lee
RRepublican
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Vance
RRepublican
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Rand Paul
RRepublican
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