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Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021

Introduced: August 2, 2021 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 29, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021

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 prescription drugs. The FTC also must provide recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.

What's happening now July 29, 2021

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 14, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 11, 2022
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 2, 2021
 R
Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jun 15, 2021
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 27, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2021
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 27, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 27, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 27, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1388/
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"S. 1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1388/.
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S. 1388, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1388/.
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