United States · Bill · S
S. 731 (106th)
Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1999
Introduced
25 March 1999
Last action
25 March 1999 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1999 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make available for purchase by each pharmacy such covered outpatient drug in the described amount (an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered outpatient drug sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Medicare beneficiaries) and at the described price (the price equal to the lower of either the lowest price paid for the drug by the Federal Government or the manufacturer's best price for the drug). Sets forth special provisions with respect to hospice programs.
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Timeline
25 March 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3463)
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/731
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/731
- us · 106-s-731 · source updated 10 February 2026