H.R.1706 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009

To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo [D, CA-18] $84,550
Rep. Dave Camp [R, MI-4] $66,250
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer [D, MD-5] $62,000
Rep. James E. Clyburn [D, SC-6] $56,750
Rep. John A. Boehner [R, OH-8] $56,500
Rep. Michael E. Capuano [D, MA-7] $53,050
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7] $52,600
Rep. Mike Rogers [R, MI-8] $50,750
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz [D, PA-13] $50,072
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $50,000
 
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $116,100
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $83,750
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $82,600
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $75,600
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] $63,724
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $62,200
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] $59,100
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] $58,400
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] $51,500
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $49,600

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.1706

  • Apotex Inc.
  • American Association of Retired Persons
  • Alliance for Retired Americans
  • Consumer Union
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • American Antitrust Institute
  • nephron pharmaceuticals corporation
  • Prescription Access Litigation
  • California Public Employees Retirement System

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-4] $34,500
Rep. Dave Camp [R, MI-4] $32,550
Rep. Mike Thompson [D, CA-5] $30,500
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-16] $27,200
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer [D, MD-5] $26,500
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo [D, CA-18] $26,000
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-34] $25,777
Rep. Richard E. Neal [D, MA-1] $21,999
Rep. John A. Boehner [R, OH-8] $20,450
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $19,800
 
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $63,950
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $50,400
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] $50,185
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $46,819
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $37,200
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $36,150
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] $34,250
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] $31,550
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] $26,000
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] $24,950

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.1706

  • compass lexecon
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
  • Generic Pharmaceutical Association
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