GAIN TOOLS Act of 2022
Summary
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Through Opening Opportunities to Leverage Science Act of 2022 or the GAIN TOOLS Act of 2022 This bill expands the definition of a qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) to include eligible biological products. Under current law, the first application (or supplement) for a specific product and indication to be designated a QIDP shall receive priority review for market approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Generally, a biological product designated as a QIDP is one that acts on bacteria or fungi and is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening infection. However, a biological product with a QIDP designation shall not receive the market exclusivity extension currently available to drugs that receive the designation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Jan 11, 2022
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1
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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