# 119-s-1302: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act

119-s-1302, Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1302
- Congress: 119
- Title: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Greater transparency about inactive ingredients in generic drugs**. This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to tell abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) applicants whether their product is qualitatively and quantitatively the same as the listed drug and to identify any ingredient differences and amounts.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More FDA transparency for generic drugs: benefit, medium. If enacted, FDA would have to tell companies whether a proposed generic's inactive ingredients are qualitatively and quantitatively the same as the brand drug. If FDA finds the generic is not the same, it would identify which ingredient(s) differ and say how much any numeric differences are. After…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1302 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1302)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1302 (as of 2026-04-21).