S. 623 - Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
Medicine. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Charles Schumer
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
S. 623 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
- Sponsor
- Charles Schumer
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Medicine
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative remedies
- Business
- Clinical trials
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumers
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug approvals
- Drug industry
- Executive departments
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Injunctions
- Intellectual property
- Judicial opinions
- Judicial review
- Labeling
- Law
- Licenses
- Medical care
- Patent infringement
- Patents
- Pharmaceutical research
- Product safety
- Science policy
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/15/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/15/2007 2/15/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 2/15/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2053-2054) 2/27/2007 Star Print ordered on S. 623. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
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| Auto manufacturers [About] |
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| Labor Unions [About] |
| Health professionals [About] |
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opposed this bill
| Biotech products & research [About] |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, 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 | $11,000 | $2,000 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $41,250 | $1,000 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $238,250 | $46,800 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $48,100 | $13,700 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $28,500 | $6,000 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $2,500 | $300 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $24,500 | $4,000 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $66,550 | $2,000 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $30,850 | $23,900 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $54,635 | $250 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $16,750 | $1,000 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $52,737 | $2,000 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $95,300 | $39,836 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $31,875 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $12,000 | $12,800 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $63,850 | $7,000 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $51,410 | $10,070 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $33,250 | $2,100 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $65,000 | $8,800 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $107,170 | $21,900 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $13,400 | $2,500 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $14,000 | $1,000 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $113,500 | $1,750 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $83,300 | $1,650 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $82,750 | $7,500 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $66,950 | $4,100 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $82,850 | $17,550 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $3,000 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $11,000 | $2,500 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $48,000 | $18,000 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $74,500 | $8,500 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $39,750 | $9,650 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $11,000 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $33,100 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $38,300 | $3,500 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $90,700 | $6,000 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $63,500 | $32,700 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $21,725 | $250 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $48,700 | $26,650 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $16,000 | $19,370 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $126,000 | $20,122 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $79,000 | $18,000 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $31,750 | $27,200 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $93,100 | $26,000 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $9,500 | $5,100 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $18,750 | $500 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $2,000 | $8,500 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $53,250 | $9,600 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $24,450 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $26,000 | $90,200 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $22,530 | $28,200 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $47,200 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $129,500 | $13,100 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $52,750 | $11,300 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $17,100 | $4,500 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $6,500 | $7,000 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $132,249 | $3,300 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $106,700 | $19,500 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $78,665 | $7,000 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $49,000 | $3,000 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $18,850 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $49,550 | $500 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $4,500 | $2,000 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $35,550 | $2,100 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $218,800 | $26,300 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $44,250 | $5,200 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $51,000 | $5,300 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $42,250 | $4,000 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $27,000 | $33,499 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $108,500 | $7,500 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $15,450 | $1,000 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $47,549 | $500 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $41,750 | $6,600 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $21,600 | $6,600 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $68,000 | $19,000 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $51,000 | $13,000 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $51,900 | $2,000 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $74,150 | $1,000 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $10,250 | $200 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $28,000 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $27,050 | $1,000 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $46,000 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $114,000 | $25,800 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $45,050 | $2,000 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $141,250 | $44,861 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $105,800 | $1,000 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $10,500 | $500 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $39,470 | $15,000 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $12,300 | $200 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $18,750 | $1,000 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $29,100 | $1,000 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $42,100 | $250 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $106,258 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $2,000 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $10,250 | $1,750 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $8,500 | $4,700 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $35,900 | $3,500 |
