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H.R. 6392 112th Congress House

Negotiating for Seniors Act

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2012 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs
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Sep 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2012
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.
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Negotiating for Seniors Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors, and (2) the Secretary's requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D drugs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2248 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011
  • HR 3638 Act for the 99%
  • S 44 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 19, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6392: Negotiating for Seniors Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6392/
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"H.R. 6392: Negotiating for Seniors Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6392/.
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