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Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act

The Senate considered S. 1041, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would limit how many patents a maker of a biologic drug can assert in a lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a cheaper biosimilar version, with a court able to raise the limit for good cause. Senator Cassidy asked unanimous consent for the Senate to take up the bill, adopt the committee-reported amendments, and pass the bill as amended. No substantive debate statements were recorded in the sample beyond these procedural requests.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Bill Cassidy

Republican
“I am asking the Senate to take up this bill to help lower prescription drug costs right now.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. President, as regards Calendar No. 44, S. 1041, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 44, S. 1041.

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Bill Cassidy

Republican

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“I am asking the Senate to approve the changes to this bill and pass it right now.”
Official Congressional Record

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

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