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HR 563 109th Congress House

Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible price… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and, with respect to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to provide waivers that permit such beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada.

Introduced: February 2, 2005 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Department of Health and Human ServicesDrug approvalsDrug industryDrugsFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Foreign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityImport restrictionsImportsLawLicensesMedical recordsMedicarePharmaciesPrescription pricingSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 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.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with covered drug manufacturers and disclose the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs under the new Medicare prescription drug program.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, with respect to the importation by Medicare beneficiaries of prescription drugs from Canada, to provide waivers that permit such beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 563: Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-563/
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"H.R. 563: Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-563/.
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H.R. 563, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-563/.
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