119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 17, 2025
Short on Competition Act
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Latest action (Jul 17, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jul 17, 2025)
Short on Competition Act
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide temporary authorization to import certain prescription drugs facing shortages or in a marginally competitive drug market.
Specifically, the FDA must authorize importation of an eligible drug that is lifesaving, life-sustaining, or intended to treat or prevent a debilitating condition. To be eligible, a drug must (1) be facing a shortage, (2) require a prescription, (3) have received market authorization in certain foreign countries, and (4) have the same active ingredient as the drug for which there is a shortage in the United States. The drug's manufacturer must also seek approval for the drug as a generic drug.
The authority to import a drug terminates after three years or when the shortage no longer applies, whichever occurs first. Importation must begin within 60 days of the FDA receiving an application that meets all of the applicable requirements. The FDA may deny importation of a drug for reasons related to safety or effectiveness.
Drugs in marginally competitive markets must be treated as being in shortage for the purposes of this bill and may be treated as such for the purposes of expediting inspections and reviewing applications. A drug is in a marginally competitive market if (1) there are fewer than five holders of approved applications for commercially available brand-name or generic versions of the drug, (2) the drug has been approved for at least 10 years, and (3) the patents on the drug's active ingredients have expired.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$3,010,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$3,010,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$5,320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$4,120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Pharmacy
$4,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing