Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-164Senate
Updated: Apr 23, 2021

Summary

Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 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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HR-1873: Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  1. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  2. Presented to President.

    House of Representatives

  3. Became Public Law No: 117-8.

  4. Signed by President.