Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 14, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021
This bill caps annual out-of-pocket spending under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 13, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 13, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 13, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Jul 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 122, July 13, 2021, page H3625.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3 | Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act | Related bill | Apr 27, 2021 |
| S 2164 | Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 22, 2021 |
| HR 4649 | Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Oct 30, 2019 |
| HR 5237 | Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 5260 | Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 5376 | An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. | Related bill | Aug 16, 2022 |
| HR 8588 | Fair Care Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2021Introduced 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.
