Detail for 2001 House Roll Call Vote 444
- Vote Date
- 15-Nov-2001
- Yeas : Nays
- 338 : 86
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Patent Extension for Pediatric Drugs.
This vote was on final passage of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (H.R. 2887). This legislation would give drug companies a six-month monopoly patent extension if they test their drugs in children — at a cost to consumers of $14 billion over 20 years in higher drug prices. Public Citizen opposed the bill as a handout to the most profitable industry in the nation, because we believe drug companies should test the safety of their drugs for children as a condition of getting their drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Senate approved similar legislation by unanimous consent, and it was signed into law by President Bush (P.L. 107-109).
Passed.