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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 35    </title>
<shortdesc>URGES-BIOSIMILAR DRUGS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Congress of the United States to help ensure that any new legislation allowing for approval of biosimilar drugs includes provisions to ensure that the public health is protected by adequate testing of biosimilar products and physician control over which treatments their patients receive, and that the legislation preserves the ability to create innovative and important new biotechnology therapies.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Bio-Technology Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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