# 115-hr-6478: Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018

115-hr-6478, Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6478
- Congress: 115
- Title: Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require a biologic manufacturer and a biosimilar drug manufacturer to provide notification to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission regarding certain pharmaceutical agreements. The agreements requiring notice are those related to the manufacturer, marketing or sale of the biosimilar product or the reference product. Biosimilars are biological products approved by the Food and Drug Administration based on their similarity to an already-approved biological product.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-2899: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6478)

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- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
- [115-hr-2899: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2899)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6478 (as of 2025-11-18).