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Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2003

Introduced: March 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5698-5699)
Jun 2, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4765-4766)
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred 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.
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2003 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make it available for purchase by each pharmacy: (1) in an amount equal to the aggregate amount sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) at a price no greater than the manufacturer's average foreign price. Sets forth special provisions with respect to hospice programs.
What's happening now June 23, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5698-5699)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Independent 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 5, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 5, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 11, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 3, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 20, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1400: Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1400/
MLA
"H.R. 1400: Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1400/.
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H.R. 1400, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1400/.
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[H.R. 1400: Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2003](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1400/)
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