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S 812 - Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Edward Kennedy, Sr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (78-21) - July 31, 2002 (Key vote)
Title: Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act
Vote to pass a bill that would institute procedures for the introduction of generic drugs into the prescription drug market and would also allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada into the United States.
- Grants brand-name drug companies one 30-month extension of the right to exclusive sales if the Food & Drug Administration approves a competitor's generic drug patent.
- Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit pharmacists and wholesalers to import prescription drugs from Canada into the United States.
- Requires Canadian importers and wholesalers to register with the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Authorizes individuals to import drugs from Canada, provided that the prescriptions they acquire are for individual use and do not exceed a 90 day dosage.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - May 1, 2001
Title: Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Jean Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Daschle (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- John Reid Edwards (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D)
- Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Zell Bryan Miller (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI - D)
- Paul D. Wellstone (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
