Bill gives plant drugs 12 years without cheap copies.
H.R. 10150 — Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026 · Filed by Lauren Boebert (R-CO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes federal drug law. It gives plant drugs a 12-year period where cheap copies cannot be sold. Plant drugs are pills made from plants that the FDA has approved. The goal is to help firms invest in plant-based treatments. These treat long-term and age-related diseases. During those 12 years, one firm can be the only seller.
Who it affects
Firms that make plant drugs would gain from longer protection. People who need these drugs may pay more for 12 years. Cheap copies cannot be sold during that time. Doctors and hospitals that give these drugs would also be hit.
One thing to notice
The bill gives all plant drugs the same 12-year shield. This is true even if some drugs are small changes to old products. The bill does not require firms to prove the 12 years is needed. They do not have to show they need it to pay back costs.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- plant drugs — Pills made from plants that the FDA has approved.
- cheap copies — Drugs that work the same way but cost less after the patent ends.
- FDA — The agency that decides if new drugs are safe and work.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,622 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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