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H.R. 1672

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Summary

H.R. 1672, the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Donald Davis (D) with 50 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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H.R. 1672 has 50 co-sponsors.

hb1672/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1672 IH: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-27
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Gottheimer , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Allen , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Peters , Mr. Moore of Utah , and Mr. Crenshaw ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to protect access to genetically targeted technologies.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act .
2.
Amendment to definition of qualifying single source drug
Section 1192(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320f–1(e) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting (or, in the case of an advanced drug product (as defined in paragraph (4)), 11 years) after 7 years ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4)
Advanced drug product defined
For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the term advanced drug product means a drug that incorporates or utilizes a genetically targeted technology (as defined in section 529A(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) that may result in the modulation (including suppression, up-regulation, or activation) of the function of a gene or its associated gene product.
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  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025

hb1672/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/27/2025)

Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

This bill requires drug products with genetically targeted technology to have had market approval for at least 11 years in order to qualify for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. (The program requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs under Medicare beginning in 2026. Among other requirements, drugs must have had market approval for at least 7 years (for drug products) or 11 years (for biologics) to qualify for negotiation.)

Sponsors

Rep. Donald Davis (D) sponsors H.R. 1672, and 50 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1672 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1672 has taken 2 actions since Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1672 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1672 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act — Display Title
  • Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to protect access to genetically targeted technologies. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

23 clients hired 24 firms and 143 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1672 in 155 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Pharmacy, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 23.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NOVARTISMultinational biopharmaceutical companyDistrict of Columbia531$1.4M
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Pharmaceutical manufacturer.Massachusetts526$1.4M
NOVARTIS, INC.Multinational biopharmaceutical companyDistrict of Columbia211$610K
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Biotechnology company.California211$200K
AMGEN INCDistrict of Columbia17
TIBER CREEK HEALTH STRATEGIES, INC. (ON BEHALF OF NOVARTIS)Government relations.District of Columbia16$360K
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONDistrict of Columbia16
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYNew Jersey16
PUBLIC CITIZENDistrict of Columbia16
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTSNonprofit organizationDistrict of Columbia15$150K
IONIS PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.Biopharmaceutical company developing RNA therapies.California15$150K
HARMONY BIOSCIENCESpharmaceuticalsPennsylvania15
PERSONALIZED MEDICINE COALITIONHealth careDistrict of Columbia15
THE MENDED HEARTS, INC.Peer support program for cardiovascular disease patients, families and caregivers.Georgia14$240K
THE ALS ASSOCIATIONVirginia14
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Biopharmaceutical Company.Massachusetts13$240K
GENENTECH USA, INC.BiotechnologyCalifornia13$150K
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSBiopharmaceutical companyMassachusetts13$140K
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP​Biopharmaceutical Company.Delaware12$160K
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDBiopharmaceutical companyMassachusetts12$120K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 143.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2025 first_quarter$4.2M1st Quarter - Report
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2026 first_quarter$3.9M1st Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2025 first_quarter$3.6M1st Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$3.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2025 third_quarter$3.6M3rd Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2026 first_quarter$2.6M1st Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2025 second_quarter$2.6M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2025 second_quarter$2.6M2nd Quarter - Report
AMGEN INCAMGEN, INC.2026 second_quarter$2.4M2nd Quarter - Report
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2026 second_quarter$2.4M2nd Quarter - Report
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2025 third_quarter$1.7M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2025 third_quarter$1.6M3rd Quarter - Report
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2026 first_quarter$1.6M1st Quarter - Report
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.5M4th Quarter - Report
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2025 fourth_quarter$1M4th Quarter - Report
NOVARTISNOVARTIS2025 second_quarter$920K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION2025 first_quarter$890K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1672 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1672’s is Health.

hr1672/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1672 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Genetics to Prescription drugs.

hr1672/subjects.txt
GeneticsMedicarePrescription drugs

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1672, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina:H.R. 1672.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H919]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com