To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 12, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
106 Cosponsors (106 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Schakowsky Slams Trump for Sabotaging Seniors’ Health Care with a Prescription Drug Pricing Stunt”
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Rep. Janice “Jan” Schakowsky [D-IL9]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 25, 2020
“Chairman Neal Statement on Trumps Empty Drug Pricing Order”
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Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 14, 2020
“Congressman Griffiths Weekly E-Newsletter 10.16.20”
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Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA9]
on Oct 16, 2020
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 19, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 25, 2019
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Considered by Health
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Oct 17, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 22, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Dec 12, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 29, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Homeland Security
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Apr 22, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3. |
H.R. 3 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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