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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

Introduced: July 14, 2015 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2015
Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2015
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.

What's happening now July 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3513 Related bill Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
  • S 2023 Related bill Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
  • S 31 Identical bill Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 14, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 12, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 9, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 7, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Dec 1, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 4, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 24, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 24, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 14, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 14, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3061: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3061/
MLA
"H.R. 3061: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3061/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3061, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3061/.
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