Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1843

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Neal P. Dunn RRepublican, introduced March 5, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Health.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

1 cosponsor.

Cosponsors
Member	Joined
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor	March 5, 2025

Text

Versions of the text
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Introduced in House	March 5, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file

Actions

March 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
March 5, 2025Introduced in House
March 5, 2025Introduced in House

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee (House)Referred To, March 5, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

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4 lobbying reports name H.R. 1843, for 4 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1843
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
BCBSM INC	BCBSM, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$28,000reported as expenses	LIN MARIE NELSON	July 17, 2026	Open the report
ASSOCIATION OF ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES	MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$60,000reported as income	CAITLIN VAN SANT LISA GOLDMAN ALYENE MLINAR ERICA JAY CHABOT ANNIE WOLF NAVEEN PARMAR JON ADAME JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iii EARL SCOTT FLOOD BRUCE MEHLMAN DEAN ROSEN DAVID R THOMAS ELISE FINLEY PICKERING SAGE EASTMAN LAUREN ARONSON MICHAEL ROBINSON HELEN TOLAR NICHOLE DISTEFANO PAUL THORNELL STEPHEN M. COTE ALEXANDER PERKINS ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ ZACHARY MALLOVE	July 17, 2026	Open the report
VIATRIS (MYLAN, INC)	S-3 GROUPSecond quarter of 2026	$60,000reported as income	ASHLEY DAVISFormer position, as reported: Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Director, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Director of Management and Administration, Executive Office of the President MALLOY MCDANIELFormer position, as reported: Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell; Floor Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Cloakroom Assistant, Office of the Republican Secretary KRISTI REMINGTONFormer position, as reported: Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice; Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Committee SHIMON STEINFormer position, as reported: Senior Policy Advisory, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Program Manager, US Department of Justice, Legislative Correspondent, Senator John Ashcroft; Paid Intern, Representative Robert Aderholt CHRISTOPHER BUKIFormer position, as reported: Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative John Culberson; Legislative Assistant/Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Bill Shuster; Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative David McKinley	July 17, 2026	Open the report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC	BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$10,000reported as expenses	SUNEE N MICKLEFormer position, as reported: Vice President of Government and Community Relations	July 14, 2026	Open the report

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Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1843

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contribution reports: Not checked yet.

Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 2 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.