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HR 6228 117th Congress House Health

Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021

Introduced: December 9, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021

This bill caps the monthly cost-sharing amount permitted for prescription drugs under qualified health plans and group health plans.

What's happening now December 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3339 Identical bill Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 7, 2022
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 14, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Dec 9, 2021
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Dec 9, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Dec 9, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6228: Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6228/
MLA
"H.R. 6228: Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6228/.
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H.R. 6228, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6228/.
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