United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3061 (114th)
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Introduced
14 July 2015
Last action
20 July 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.
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Timeline
14 July 2015
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
14 July 2015
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
14 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
20 July 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 July 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
- related to → Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
- related to ← Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
- related to ← Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3061
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3061
- us · 114-hr-3061 · source updated 5 December 2025