# 114-hr-3618: Orphan Drug Fairness Act

114-hr-3618, Orphan Drug Fairness Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3618
- Congress: 114
- Title: Orphan Drug Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-09-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Orphan Drug Fairness Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to exclude sales of any drug or biological product approved by the Food and Drug Administration solely for rare diseases or conditions (orphan drug) from the calculation of the annual fee on manufacturers or importers with branded prescription drug sales exceeding $5 million. This Act is effective as if included in PPACA.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3618)

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- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-1737: Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1737)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3618 (as of 2025-11-18).