S 1227
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Business ethics
Business records
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
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