Get more generic medication on the market.

Get more generic medication on the market.

Commits to increasing the availability of generic medications.

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Grothman's campaign site lists "Get more generic medication on the market" among priorities for Wisconsin's Sixth Congressional District.

The commitment is still presented as a campaign priority, but the page does not claim completion or identify a delivered policy result.

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Home - Glenn Grothman
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FDA says first generic approvals permit a manufacturer to market a generic product in the United States and lists 2026 first-time generic approvals; it also cautions approved drugs are not always available immediately.

Within the lookback window, FDA's current page shows generic approvals continue under federal processes, but it does not tie those approvals to Grothman and approval alone does not prove market availability.

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First Generic Drug Approvals | FDA
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Congress.gov records Grothman as sponsor of H.R.8190. The bill would deem FDA-approved biosimilar insulin interchangeable with the reference product; its status remained Introduced, with latest action on September 16, 2020.

Grothman took concrete legislative action to expand biosimilar insulin, a biologic analogue to generic competition, but the bill did not become law.

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H.R.8190 - Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020
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Grothman's office said the Biosimilar Insulin Access Act would waive interchangeability requirements for biosimilar insulin and make lower-cost insulin options more widely available to patients.

The statement confirms the purpose of Grothman's bill was to increase competition and availability of biosimilar insulin, but it describes a proposal rather than an enacted result.

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Grothman Introduces Bill to Increase Insulin Competition and Affordability
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Congress.gov lists Grothman as a cosponsor of H.R.2212 on September 28, 2018. The bill's official title sought to promote competition by facilitating timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of drugs.

Grothman supported a bill directly aimed at generic and biosimilar market entry, but this 115th Congress version did not advance beyond introduction/referral.

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H.R.2212 - CREATES Act of 2017
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Congress.gov says H.R.965 aimed to facilitate timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar products and identifies related H.R.1865 as becoming Public Law 116-94 on December 20, 2019.

A federal generic-competition policy related to the CREATES Act was enacted during Grothman's House service, but this source does not show Grothman sponsoring the enacted version.

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H.R.965 - CREATES Act of 2019
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Congress.gov lists Grothman as an original cosponsor of H.R.19. The bill summary says it would revise regulatory approval and commercial availability provisions for generics and biosimilars; the bill remained introduced.

Grothman backed a broader drug-pricing package with generic and biosimilar provisions, but it was not enacted.

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Cosponsors - H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
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