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S. 1227 116th Congress Senate

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate pol… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2019 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Commerce Business ethicsBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversight
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Consumer affairsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInflation and pricesPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale trades
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Jun 28, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 27, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 28, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practices and other trends within the pharmaceutical supply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptions drugs. The FTC also must provide recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2296 More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act
  • HR 2376 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
  • HR 19 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 27, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 14, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 29, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 29, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 29, 2019
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1227/
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"S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1227/.
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