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Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act

Introduced: April 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act

This bill adds certain transparency requirements for pharmacy benefits managers under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 6 Republican 18
Poliquin, Bruce
· Sep 5, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 18, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 18, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 18, 2018
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 19, 2018
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 26, 2018
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Apr 17, 2018
Roby, Martha
· Apr 17, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 2, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 25, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 13, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 8, 2017
Young, David
· Jul 11, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 20, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 12, 2017
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 8, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jun 7, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 7, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 23, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 23, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 23, 2017
Graves, Tom
· May 16, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 28, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 28, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 22, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
Blum, Rod
· Mar 2, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1316: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1316/
MLA
"H.R. 1316: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1316/.
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H.R. 1316, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1316/.
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