United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 275 (116th)
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019
Introduced
8 January 2019
Last action
25 September 2019 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.
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Timeline
8 January 2019
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
8 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
8 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
25 September 2019
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/275
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/275
- us · 116-hr-275 · source updated 7 April 2025