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To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for…

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To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.

Introduced: December 8, 2003 See on congress.gov

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Dec 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 8, 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.

Dec 8, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority similar to that of other Federal entities that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs.

What's happening now December 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 23

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Feb 24, 2004

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Feb 24, 2004

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Feb 24, 2004

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Feb 24, 2004

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Feb 24, 2004

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2004

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Feb 24, 2004

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Dec 8, 2003

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Dec 8, 2003

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Dec 8, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Dec 8, 2003

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Dec 8, 2003

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Dec 8, 2003

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Dec 8, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Dec 8, 2003

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Dec 8, 2003

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Dec 8, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Dec 8, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Dec 8, 2003

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Dec 8, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Dec 8, 2003

Waters, Maxine

California · Dec 8, 2003

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3672: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3672/

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"H.R. 3672: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3672/.

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H.R. 3672, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3672/.

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[H.R. 3672: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3672/)