# 115-hr-6577: PRICED Act

115-hr-6577, PRICED Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6577
- Congress: 115
- Title: PRICED Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
- 115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6577 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6577)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7360)
- [115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7348)
- [115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7339)
- [115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7294)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6577 (as of 2025-11-18).