S. 316 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Business. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Herbert Kohl
- Summary:
- A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
S. 316 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
- Other Titles
- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
- Sponsor
- Herbert Kohl
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Business
- Antitrust law
- Competition
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice
- Drug industry
- Generic drugs
- Governmental investigations
- Intellectual property
- Marketing
- Medical care
- Medicine
- Patent infringement
- Pharmaceutical research
- Restrictive trade practices
- Science policy
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/17/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/17/2007 1/17/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 1/17/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. 1/17/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S679) 2/15/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Approved for reporting without amendment favorably. 2/27/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 2/27/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59. 3/07/2007 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $0 Against $104,260
- March - April 2003 For $0 Against $172,023
- May - June 2003 For $0 Against $240,294
- July - August 2003 For $0 Against $109,429
- September - October 2003 For $0 Against $107,184
- November - December 2003 For $0 Against $99,450
- January - February 2004 For $0 Against $112,223
- March - April 2004 For $0 Against $175,785
- May - June 2004 For $0 Against $230,080
- July - August 2004 For $0 Against $123,900
- September - October 2004 For $0 Against $285,945
- November - December 2004 For $0 Against $25,500
- January - February 2005 For $0 Against $52,780
- March - April 2005 For $0 Against $220,749
- May - June 2005 For $0 Against $201,893
- July - August 2005 For $0 Against $109,650
- September - October 2005 For $0 Against $128,277
- November - December 2005 For $0 Against $108,900
- January - February 2006 For $0 Against $66,410
- March - April 2006 For $0 Against $212,440
- May - June 2006 For $0 Against $227,609
- July - August 2006 For $0 Against $202,825
- September - October 2006 For $0 Against $395,015
- November - December 2006 For $0 Against $106,872
- January - February 2007 For $0 Against $100,950
- March - April 2007 For $0 Against $244,472
- May - June 2007 For $0 Against $357,050
- July - August 2007 For $0 Against $115,313
- September - October 2007 For $0 Against $221,500
- November - December 2007 For $0 Against $184,123
- January - February 2008 For $0 Against $61,450
- March - April 2008 For $0 Against $294,780
- May - June 2008 For $0 Against $343,000
- July - August 2008 For $0 Against $152,754
- September - October 2008 For $0 Against $335,700
- November - December 2008 For $0 Against $82,150
Votes
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Pharmaceutical manufacturing interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $4,000 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $106,950 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $3,000 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $247,720 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $117,072 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $98,500 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $11,300 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $48,500 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $102,003 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $32,700 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $17,300 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $29,250 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $61,750 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $258,148 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $32,100 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $23,400 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $40,850 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $120,750 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $33,000 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $83,949 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $76,699 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $20,051 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $64,000 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $119,300 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $72,800 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $82,000 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $63,700 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $115,700 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $5,600 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $45,580 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $30,000 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $138,425 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $91,950 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $25,550 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $6,500 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $28,600 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $90,200 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $144,500 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $5,450 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $34,500 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $55,250 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $101,400 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $123,500 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $2,550 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $81,550 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $231,150 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $29,250 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $20,250 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $200 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $100,599 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $-1,500 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $70,450 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $21,170 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $2,290 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $115,850 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $89,550 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $97,550 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $32,100 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $1,000 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $198,540 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $88,250 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $30,000 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $52,850 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $76,800 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $5,000 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $6,050 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $226,700 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $194,452 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $43,271 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $55,050 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $103,850 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $129,698 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $36,600 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $14,580 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $31,000 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $34,100 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $54,000 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $82,250 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $44,000 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $31,750 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $420 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $49,000 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $35,000 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $19,000 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $113,534 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $3,000 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $315,100 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $39,134 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $18,100 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $88,500 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $12,000 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $22,000 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $36,300 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $16,050 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $64,750 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $1,000 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $9,750 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $12,800 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $11,000 |
