Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-1681Senate
Updated: Dec 18, 2020

Summary

Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 20 20 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance education and awareness among health care providers about biological products as appropriate, including by developing or improving continuing education programs that address the prescribing of biological products and biosimilars. (A biosimilar is a biological product that is highly similar to an FDA-approved reference biological product and has no clinically meaningful differences from that reference product.) The FDA may also maintain and operate a website to provide educational materials about biological products.

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Latest companion bill action

HR-4400: Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  1. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  2. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Senate

  3. Received in the House.

    House of Representatives

  4. Held at the desk.

    House of Representatives