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Lower Insulin Costs Now Act

10/28/2022, 1:45 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5444


Lower Insulin Costs Now Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue to review applications for certain biological products under an earlier review process, notwithstanding recent FDA guidance. (A 2009 law established a new procedure for approving biological products but allowed certain products in an already approved product class to receive approval under the earlier procedure until March 23, 2020; subsequently, in December 2018, the FDA issued guidance stating that an application filed under the earlier procedure that is not approved by March, 23, 2020, will not be approved.)

The bill requires the FDA to continue reviewing an application filed not later than March 23, 2019, under the earlier procedure, even if it was not approved as of March 23, 2020. 

Such an application not approved after October 1, 2022, shall be deemed withdrawn.

Such an approved application shall be deemed a biological product license.

Current Status of Bill HR 5444

Bill HR 5444 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 17, 2019. Bill HR 5444 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on December 17, 2019.  Bill HR 5444's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. as of December 18, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5444

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
6
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
4
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5444

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Biological and life sciences
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug therapy
- Intellectual property
- Licensing and registrations
- Prescription drugs

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5444

Lower Insulin Costs Now Act
To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to streamline the transition of certain products from approval as a drug to licensure as a biological product, and for other purposes.
Lower Insulin Costs Now Act

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