# 116-hr-2374: Stop STALLING Act

116-hr-2374, Stop STALLING Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2374
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stop STALLING Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
- Introduced: 2019-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act or the Stop STALLING Act This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be subject to civil penalties, such as a fine of up to $50,000 for each day that the FDA spent reviewing the baseless petition.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-2374 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2374)

## Related
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2374 (as of 2025-11-18).