Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 19, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop an action plan to address drug waste and related costs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2018 to Sep 4, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 4, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 23, 2018H.R. 6142, Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 21, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 102, June 19, 2018, page H5285.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize a joint action plan and report on drug waste.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
