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HR 2071 117th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicare Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021

Introduced: March 18, 2021 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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Became law
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2021
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.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.

What's happening now March 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2881 Related bill Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 21, 2021
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 18, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Mar 18, 2021
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2071: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2071/
MLA
"H.R. 2071: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2071/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2071, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2071/.
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