# 116-hr-5444: Lower Insulin Costs Now Act

116-hr-5444, Lower Insulin Costs Now Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5444
- Congress: 116
- Title: Lower Insulin Costs Now Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Lower Insulin Costs Now Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue to review applications for certain biological products under an earlier review process, notwithstanding recent FDA guidance. (A 2009 law established a new procedure for approving biological products but allowed certain products in an already approved product class to receive approval under the earlier procedure until March 23, 2020; subsequently, in December 2018, the FDA issued guidance stating that an application filed under the earlier procedure that is not approved by March, 23, 2020, will not be approved.) The bill requires the FDA to continue reviewing an application filed not later than March 23, 2019, under the earlier procedure, even if it was not approved as of March 23, 2020.  Such an application not approved after October 1, 2022, shall be deemed withdrawn. Such an approved application shall be deemed a biological product license.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2019-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5444)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5444 (as of 2025-11-18).