S 2011 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act

Introduced Oct 25, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor Bernard Sanders I-VT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 25, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedOct 25, 2017
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, including requirements relating to rebates for low-income individuals and drug price negotiations.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-RIJack ReedOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalOct 25, 2017
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOct 31, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4138Medicare Drug Price Negotiation ActIdentical billOct 27, 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2017Introduced in Senate

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