Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 20, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2015 to Sep 27, 2016; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jul 14, 2015 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 27, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 20, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 17, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 14, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 109, July 14, 2015, page H5172.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 31 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jan 6, 2015 |
| HR 242 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 25, 2017 |
| S 2023 | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 10, 2015 |
| HR 3513 | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 18, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2015Introduced in House
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