# 114-hr-5573: PRICED Act

114-hr-5573, PRICED Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5573
- Congress: 114
- Title: PRICED Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act or the PRICED Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow biosimilars to be marketed seven years after the reference brand name biological product is licensed. Currently, brand name biological products are provided a 12-year marketing exclusivity period. This shortened marketing exclusivity period applies only to biological products licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after enactment of this bill.

## Cosponsors (8)

- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2016-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5573)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5573 (as of 2025-11-18).