United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 608 (108th)
Pharmaceutical Products Price Equity Act
Introduced
5 February 2003
Last action
6 March 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Sponsors
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Pharmaceutical Products Price Equity Act - Directs the President to issue orders and regulations, and establish procedures and reporting requirements, to ensure that no pharmaceutical product is sold to any consumer in the United States at a price that is more than six percent above the average retail price at which such pharmaceutical product is sold in the five most industrialized, free-market countries, other than the United States. Sets forth enforcement and civil liability provisions.
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Timeline
5 February 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
5 February 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
5 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
6 March 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 February 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 February 2003
Sponsors
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/608
- us · 108-hr-608 · source updated 18 August 2025