Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2006
Latest action · Mar 2, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1645-1646)
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage under SSA part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority similar to that of other federal entities that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs.
States that the Secretary shall be required to: (1) negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan; and (2) participate in negotiation of contracts of any covered part D drug upon request of an approved prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan.
Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure for the reimbursement of covered part D drugs in order to carry out, and promote competition, under part D.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2006 to Sep 20, 2006; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 27, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 14, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 14, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Aug 3, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Sep 11, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Sep 20, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1645)
- Mar 2, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1645-1646)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1645Text printed S1645 | Bill Nelson D-FL (text) | Mar 2, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage under part D of such title based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug prices.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2006Introduced in Senate
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