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S 1999 108th Congress Senate

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act

Official title: A bill 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 pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Dec 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16137-16138)
Dec 9, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title IV of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate prices in contracts with manufacturers of covered Medicare part D drugs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3672 Related bill To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Dec 9, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 9, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1999: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1999/
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"S. 1999: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1999/.
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S. 1999, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1999/.
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