United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1775 (115th)
Prescription Reduction in Costs for Everyone (PRICE) Act of 2017
Introduced
29 March 2017
Last action
5 April 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Prescription Reduction in Costs for Everyone (PRICE) Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the President, with respect to offering one or more Medicare-operated prescription drug plan options, to: (1) negotiate prices with drug manufacturers, and (2) establish and apply a formulary and formulary incentives. In general, a Medicare-operated drug plan must meet the same requirements as apply to other prescription drug plans. The President must report to Congress biannually on negotiations conducted by the President to achieve lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Timeline
29 March 2017
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2017
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
5 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1775
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1775
- us · 115-hr-1775 · source updated 11 August 2025