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S 301 111th Congress Senate

Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, bio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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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Jan 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S787-788)
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 22, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and applicable manufacturers with respect to payments and other transfers of value and physician ownership or investment interests in manufacturers.

Requires any manufacturer of a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply that makes a payment or another transfer of value to a physician, a physician medical practice, or a physician group practice to report annually, in electronic form, specified information on such transactions to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Requires any such manufacturer, or related group purchasing organization, also to report annually to the Secretary, in electronic form, certain information regarding any ownership or investment interest (other than in a publicly traded security and mutual fund) held by a physician (or an immediate family member) in the manufacturer or group purchasing organization during the preceding year.

Prescribes administrative penalties for failure to comply with these requirements.

Requires report submission procedures to ensure public availability of required information on a website.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3138 Related bill Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 9, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 23, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 23, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-301/
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"S. 301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-301/.
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