HR 376 109th Congress House Health Commerce Cost control Drug industry Drugs Government Operations and Politics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare

Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005

Introduced: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 26, 2005

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.

Jan 26, 2005

Introduced in House

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors; and (2) requiring a particular formulary to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs.

Grants the Secretary instead, in order to ensure that beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pay the lowest possible price, authority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies and departments that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered Medicare part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs under such part.

What's happening now February 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

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 31

Costa, Jim

California · Mar 28, 2006

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jul 12, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2005

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · May 24, 2005

Larsen, Rick

Washington · May 18, 2005

Matsui, Doris O.

California · May 18, 2005

Pelosi, Nancy

California · May 18, 2005

Green, Al

Texas · Apr 14, 2005

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Apr 14, 2005

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2005

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Apr 14, 2005

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2005

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005

Waters, Maxine

California · Mar 17, 2005

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Mar 9, 2005

Maryland · Mar 2, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Feb 16, 2005

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Feb 16, 2005

Simpson, Michael K.

Idaho · Feb 16, 2005

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2005

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Feb 8, 2005

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2005

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Feb 8, 2005

Thompson, Mike

California · Feb 8, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Feb 8, 2005

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Feb 2, 2005

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Feb 2, 2005

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 376: Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-376/

MLA

"H.R. 376: Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-376/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 376, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-376/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 376: Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-376/)