S. 1587 119th Congress Senate

Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act

Official title: A bill to require that the retail list price for certain prescription drugs and biological products may not exceed the average retail list price for the drug o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require that the retail list price for certain prescription drugs and biological products may not exceed the average retail list price for the drug or biological product among certain nations.

Introduced: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Hawley Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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May 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

May 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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What's happening now May 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
GRIFOLS SHARED SERVICES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
for GRIFOLS SHARED SERVICES NORTH AMERICA INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
LOGICAL DECORUM CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC
for DR. JOSE M. WILEY · Louisiana · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
GRIFOLS SHARED SERVICES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
for GRIFOLS SHARED SERVICES NORTH AMERICA INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

SENATE
13 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
8 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
7 filings
White House Office
7 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
6 filings
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
3 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Welch, Peter

Vermont · May 5, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1587: Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1587/

MLA

"S. 1587: Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1587/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1587, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1587/.

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[S. 1587: Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1587/)