HR 19 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

Introduced Dec 9, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Greg Walden R-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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. IntroducedDec 9, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

This bill establishes and modifies several requirements to address prescription drug prices under Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.

The bill generally

  • limits payment amounts for drugs and biologics under Medicare medical services,
  • reduces cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit,
  • modifies certain authorities and requirements under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program,
  • revises provisions relating to regulatory approval and commercial availability of generics and biosimilars, and
  • establishes several reporting requirements for drug manufacturers with respect to drug prices.

Cosponsors 147

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2019 to Aug 18, 2020, with 111 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXBill FloresOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MOBilly LongOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-CADevin NunesOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalDec 9, 2019
R-PAFred KellerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MIFred UptonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MTGreg GianforteOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INGreg PenceOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KYJames ComerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MOJason SmithOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INJim BanksOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MNJim HagedornOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OKKevin HernOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-WYLiz CheneyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TNMark E. GreenOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-PAMike KellyOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MIPaul MitchellOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MNPete StauberOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KSRon EstesOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXRon WrightOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCTed BuddOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MITim WalbergOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OKTom ColeOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NYTom ReedOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-SCTom RiceOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-TXWill HurdOriginalDec 9, 2019
R-KYAndy BarrDec 10, 2019
R-MDAndy HarrisDec 10, 2019
R-ALBradley ByrneDec 10, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserDec 10, 2019
R-FLDaniel WebsterDec 10, 2019
R-NEDon BaconDec 10, 2019
R-KYHarold RogersDec 10, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanDec 10, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoDec 10, 2019
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarDec 10, 2019
R-TXKay GrangerDec 10, 2019
R-PALloyd SmuckerDec 10, 2019
R-ILMike BostDec 10, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnDec 10, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingDec 10, 2019
R-FLRoss SpanoDec 10, 2019
R-ARSteve WomackDec 10, 2019
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyDec 11, 2019
R-GAAustin ScottDec 11, 2019
R-TXJohn R. CarterDec 11, 2019
R-NYLee M. ZeldinDec 11, 2019
R-TXMac ThornberryDec 11, 2019
R-PAScott PerryDec 11, 2019
R-TNTim BurchettDec 11, 2019
R-MIJack BergmanDec 13, 2019
R-GAJody B. HiceDec 13, 2019
R-NDKelly ArmstrongDec 13, 2019
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonDec 13, 2019
R-IDRuss FulcherDec 13, 2019
R-NCDan BishopDec 18, 2019
R-TXLance GoodenDec 18, 2019
R-TNScott DesJarlaisDec 18, 2019
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVDec 18, 2019
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 8, 2020
R-VARobert J. WittmanJan 29, 2020
R-ALMo BrooksAug 18, 2020

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  2. Dec 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Dec 9, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

Related bills 34

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 801A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate informatiRelated billMar 14, 2019
HR 938BLOCKING Act of 2019Related billMay 2, 2019
HR 965CREATES Act of 2019Related billMay 16, 2019
S 1227Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019Related billJun 28, 2019
HR 1264Payment Commission Data Act of 2019Related billFeb 15, 2019
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Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House

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