# 114-hr-3678: Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015

114-hr-3678, Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3678
- Congress: 114
- Title: Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand the definition of orphan drug for purposes of the annual fee paid by brand name prescription drug manufacturers and importers to include medications for rare conditions that were, prior to 2011, approved or in clinical trials. (Drug manufacturers and importers pay an annual fee based on their sales of brand name prescription drugs, excluding sales of orphan drugs.) Currently, only medications for rare conditions for which a tax credit for clinical trials was allowed are considered orphan drugs. This Act applies to fees paid after 2014.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3678 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3678)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3678 (as of 2025-11-18).