H.R. 4: | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Jan 5, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Passed House | Jan 12, 2007 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
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| Last Action: | Feb 28, 2007:
House Ways and Means: For Previous Action See H.R.4. | Other Titles: | -- Part D Medicare Drugs Price bill | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Jan 12, 2007:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 255 Ayes, 170 Nays, 10 Present/Not Voting.
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Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill:
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Center for Medicare Advocacy National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Families USA United Steelworkers Consumers Union American Nurses Association League of United Latin American Citizens American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO American Association of Retired Persons | National Minority Quality Forum Biotechnology Industry Organization U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Association of Manufacturers Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
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