S 1227 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 28, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

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. IntroducedApr 29, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practices and other trends within the pharmaceutical supply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptions drugs. The FTC also must provide recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2019 to Jun 27, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalApr 29, 2019
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalApr 29, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalApr 29, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalApr 29, 2019
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalApr 29, 2019
R-NCThom TillisMay 14, 2019
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJun 5, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseJun 27, 2019

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  2. Jun 28, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
  3. Jun 27, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Apr 29, 2019Introduced in Senate
  5. Apr 29, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 19Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019Related billDec 19, 2019
HR 2296More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers ActRelated billSep 24, 2019
HR 2376Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019Related billMay 21, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2019Reported to Senate
  2. Apr 29, 2019Introduced in Senate

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