Preventing Foreign Attempts to Erode Healthcare Innovation Act
- Last Action
- 5/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-07Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-05-07Introduced in House
- 2021-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-07 (00)
Preventing Foreign Attempts to Erode Healthcare Innovation Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support, allow, or facilitate the negotiation or approval of any measure at the World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property rights, including the petition titled Waiver from Certain Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the Prevention, Containment, and Treatment of COVID-19. (The petition was submitted by India and South Africa to suspend all intellectual property rights associated with COVID-19 innovations, such as vaccines.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
- C. Franklin (R-FL)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Subjects
- Africa
- Asia
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- China
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Free trade and trade barriers
- India
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- Property rights
- South Africa
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- U.S. and foreign investments
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