US Congress House Bill 1204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 - Entitles independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services to the same treatment under the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entitled. Treats such a pharmacy as an employee engaged in concerted activities in connection with such negotiations. Exempts actions taken in good faith reliance on this Act from being subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties beyond actual damages incurred. Provides that this Act does not exempt from application of antitrust laws any agreement or unlawful conspiracy that: (1) would have the effect of boycotting any independent pharmacy; (2) would exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limit the scope of services to be provided by any independent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies with respect to the performance of services that are within their scope of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation; (3) allocates a market among competitors; (4) unlawfully ties the sale or purchase of one product or service to the sale or purchase of another product or service; or (5) monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market. Requires the Comptroller General to study the impact of this Act after five years.Provides that this Act does not preclude the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from overseeing the conduct of independent pharmacies covered under this Act.

Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Allen Boyd [D-FL]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]
Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Ike Skelton [D-MO]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. John Spratt [D-SC]	Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
2009-02-25		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1204/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1204/BILLS-111hr1204ih.pdf