HR 5945 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Prescription Privacy Protection Act of 2006

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 1, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prescription Privacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit a drug manufacturer from, directly or indirectly, using prescriber identifiable health information for commercial purposes. Establishes a penalty for violation of such prohibition.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2006 to Sep 21, 2006, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 27, 2006
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJul 28, 2006
D-CALois CappsJul 28, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottSep 21, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Sep 21, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House

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