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S. 623 - Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Medicine. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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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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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
Introduced2/15/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/15/2007
2/15/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2/15/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2053-2054)
2/27/2007Star Print ordered on S. 623.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $74,000 Against $10,000
  2. March - April 2003 For $169,187 Against $14,622
  3. May - June 2003 For $150,950 Against $22,386
  4. July - August 2003 For $45,000 Against $15,000
  5. September - October 2003 For $114,250 Against $8,000
  6. November - December 2003 For $61,400 Against $7,500
  7. January - February 2004 For $61,290 Against $12,520
  8. March - April 2004 For $192,350 Against $34,362
  9. May - June 2004 For $193,500 Against $32,200
  10. July - August 2004 For $84,673 Against $14,549
  11. September - October 2004 For $351,699 Against $36,000
  12. November - December 2004 For $32,250 Against $10,500
  13. January - February 2005 For $75,410 Against $5,000
  14. March - April 2005 For $198,650 Against $26,350
  15. May - June 2005 For $184,850 Against $33,100
  16. July - August 2005 For $72,650 Against $4,500
  17. September - October 2005 For $124,660 Against $19,700
  18. November - December 2005 For $123,900 Against $29,650
  19. January - February 2006 For $63,750 Against $3,300
  20. March - April 2006 For $138,000 Against $33,500
  21. May - June 2006 For $172,550 Against $24,850
  22. July - August 2006 For $144,000 Against $8,700
  23. September - October 2006 For $280,810 Against $54,250
  24. November - December 2006 For $46,700 Against $25,200
  25. January - February 2007 For $155,500 Against $16,500
  26. March - April 2007 For $221,200 Against $32,550
  27. May - June 2007 For $160,800 Against $48,220
  28. July - August 2007 For $156,348 Against $20,100
  29. September - October 2007 For $178,496 Against $37,564
  30. November - December 2007 For $118,300 Against $34,885
  31. January - February 2008 For $72,450 Against $56,900
  32. March - April 2008 For $149,350 Against $40,300
  33. May - June 2008 For $138,300 Against $28,500
  34. July - August 2008 For $86,450 Against $43,900
  35. September - October 2008 For $295,200 Against $53,700
  36. November - December 2008 For $52,800 Against $10,750

Votes

    7 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    7 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

    7 organizations supported this bill

    Aetna
    AFL-CIO
    undersigned organizations (2007, February 14). Coalition Letter to House Regarding Support Life-Saving Access to Medicine. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from DPE.
    Consumers Union
    Express Scripts, Inc.
    General Motors
    Generic Pharmaceutical Association
    National Organization for Rare Disorders

    1 organization opposed this bill

    Biotechnology Industry Organization

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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$11,000$2,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$41,250$1,000
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$238,250$46,800
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$48,100$13,700
    Bob BennettRUT$28,500$6,000
    Joe BidenDDE$2,500$300
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$24,500$4,000
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$66,550$2,000
    Barbara BoxerDCA$30,850$23,900
    Sherrod BrownDOH$54,635$250
    Sam BrownbackRKS$16,750$1,000
    Jim BunningRKY$52,737$2,000
    Richard BurrRNC$95,300$39,836
    Robert ByrdDWV$31,875$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$12,000$12,800
    Ben CardinDMD$63,850$7,000
    Tom CarperDDE$51,410$10,070
    Bob CaseyDPA$33,250$2,100
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$65,000$8,800
    Hillary ClintonDNY$107,170$21,900
    Tom CoburnROK$13,400$2,500
    William Thad CochranRMS$14,000$1,000
    Norm ColemanRMN$113,500$1,750
    Susan CollinsRME$83,300$1,650
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$82,750$7,500
    Bob CorkerRTN$66,950$4,100
    John CornynRTX$82,850$17,550
    Larry CraigRID$3,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$11,000$2,500
    Jim DeMintRSC$48,000$18,000
    Chris DoddDCT$74,500$8,500
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$39,750$9,650
    Pete DomeniciRNM$11,000$0
    Byron DorganDND$33,100$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$38,300$3,500
    John EnsignRNV$90,700$6,000
    Mike EnziRWY$63,500$32,700
    Russ FeingoldDWI$21,725$250
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$48,700$26,650
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$16,000$19,370
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$126,000$20,122
    Judd GreggRNH$79,000$18,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$31,750$27,200
    Orrin HatchRUT$93,100$26,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,500$5,100
    Jim InhofeROK$18,750$500
    Dan InouyeDHI$2,000$8,500
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$53,250$9,600
    Tim JohnsonDSD$24,450$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$26,000$90,200
    John KerryDMA$22,530$28,200
    Amy KlobucharDMN$47,200$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$129,500$13,100
    Mary LandrieuDLA$52,750$11,300
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$17,100$4,500
    Patrick LeahyDVT$6,500$7,000
    Carl LevinDMI$132,249$3,300
    Joe LiebermanICT$106,700$19,500
    Blanche LincolnDAR$78,665$7,000
    Chester Trent LottRMS$49,000$3,000
    Dick LugarRIN$18,850$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$49,550$500
    John McCainRAZ$4,500$2,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$35,550$2,100
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$218,800$26,300
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$44,250$5,200
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$51,000$5,300
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$42,250$4,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$27,000$33,499
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$108,500$7,500
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$15,450$1,000
    Barack ObamaDIL$47,549$500
    Mark PryorDAR$41,750$6,600
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$21,600$6,600
    Harry ReidDNV$68,000$19,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$51,000$13,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$51,900$2,000
    Ken SalazarDCO$74,150$1,000
    Bernie SandersIVT$10,250$200
    Chuck SchumerDNY$28,000$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$27,050$1,000
    Richard ShelbyRAL$46,000$0
    Gordon SmithROR$114,000$25,800
    Olympia SnoweRME$45,050$2,000
    Arlen SpecterDPA$141,250$44,861
    Debbie StabenowDMI$105,800$1,000
    Ted StevensRAK$10,500$500
    John SununuRNH$39,470$15,000
    Jon TesterDMT$12,300$200
    Craig ThomasRWY$18,750$1,000
    John ThuneRSD$29,100$1,000
    David VitterRLA$42,100$250
    George VoinovichROH$106,258$0
    John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$10,250$1,750
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$8,500$4,700
    Ron WydenDOR$35,900$3,500

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$11,000$2,000
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$41,250$1,000
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$238,250$46,800
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$48,100$13,700
    		Bob BennettRUT$28,500$6,000
    		Joe BidenDDE$2,500$300
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$24,500$4,000
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$66,550$2,000
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$30,850$23,900
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$54,635$250
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$16,750$1,000
    		Jim BunningRKY$52,737$2,000
    		Richard BurrRNC$95,300$39,836
    		Robert ByrdDWV$31,875$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$12,000$12,800
    		Ben CardinDMD$63,850$7,000
    		Tom CarperDDE$51,410$10,070
    		Bob CaseyDPA$33,250$2,100
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$65,000$8,800
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$107,170$21,900
    		Tom CoburnROK$13,400$2,500
    		William Thad CochranRMS$14,000$1,000
    		Norm ColemanRMN$113,500$1,750
    		Susan CollinsRME$83,300$1,650
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$82,750$7,500
    		Bob CorkerRTN$66,950$4,100
    		John CornynRTX$82,850$17,550
    		Larry CraigRID$3,000$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$11,000$2,500
    		Jim DeMintRSC$48,000$18,000
    		Chris DoddDCT$74,500$8,500
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$39,750$9,650
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$11,000$0
    		Byron DorganDND$33,100$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$38,300$3,500
    		John EnsignRNV$90,700$6,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$63,500$32,700
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$21,725$250
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$48,700$26,650
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$16,000$19,370
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$126,000$20,122
    		Judd GreggRNH$79,000$18,000
    		Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$31,750$27,200
    		Orrin HatchRUT$93,100$26,000
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,500$5,100
    		Jim InhofeROK$18,750$500
    		Dan InouyeDHI$2,000$8,500
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$53,250$9,600
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$24,450$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$26,000$90,200
    		John KerryDMA$22,530$28,200
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$47,200$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$129,500$13,100
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$52,750$11,300
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$17,100$4,500
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$6,500$7,000
    		Carl LevinDMI$132,249$3,300
    		Joe LiebermanICT$106,700$19,500
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$78,665$7,000
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$49,000$3,000
    		Dick LugarRIN$18,850$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$49,550$500
    		John McCainRAZ$4,500$2,000
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$35,550$2,100
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$218,800$26,300
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$44,250$5,200
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$51,000$5,300
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$42,250$4,000
    		Patty MurrayDWA$27,000$33,499
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$108,500$7,500
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$15,450$1,000
    		Barack ObamaDIL$47,549$500
    		Mark PryorDAR$41,750$6,600
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$21,600$6,600
    		Harry ReidDNV$68,000$19,000
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$51,000$13,000
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$51,900$2,000
    		Ken SalazarDCO$74,150$1,000
    		Bernie SandersIVT$10,250$200
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$28,000$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$27,050$1,000
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$46,000$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$114,000$25,800
    		Olympia SnoweRME$45,050$2,000
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$141,250$44,861
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$105,800$1,000
    		Ted StevensRAK$10,500$500
    		John SununuRNH$39,470$15,000
    		Jon TesterDMT$12,300$200
    		Craig ThomasRWY$18,750$1,000
    		John ThuneRSD$29,100$1,000
    		David VitterRLA$42,100$250
    		George VoinovichROH$106,258$0
    		John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$10,250$1,750
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$8,500$4,700
    		Ron WydenDOR$35,900$3,500

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		HMOs$2,307,741
    		Auto manufacturers$1,185,107
    		Pharmaceutical wholesale$1,015,750
    		Labor Unions$241,400
    		Health professionals$184,825
    		Consumer groups$6,850

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Biotech products & research$909,608
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