S 4953
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Protect Drug Innovation Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Drug Innovation Act
This bill repeals several programs and requirements that were enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 relating to the prices of prescription drugs, including (1) the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, (2) provisions that require drug manufacturers to issue rebates for certain drugs under Medicare for which prices increase faster than inflation, and (3) provisions that cap annual out-of-pocket spending under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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