S 637 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

CURE High Drug Prices Act

Introduced Feb 28, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Blumenthal D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively High Drug Prices Act or the CURE High Drug Prices Act

This bill prohibits price gouging by manufacturers of prescription drugs (including a combination of a drug, device, or biological product) that are covered by a federal health care program. The bill specifies percentage increases in price at which price gouging is presumed.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2019.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Feb 28, 2019
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Feb 28, 2019
D-HI	Brian Schatz	Original	Feb 28, 2019
D-OR	Jeff Merkley	Original	Feb 28, 2019
D-CA	Kamala D. Harris	Original	Feb 28, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 4158	CURE High Drug Prices Act	Related bill	Aug 5, 2019

Subjects

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

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Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate

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