US HB2139 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.
Title
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
| Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] |
| Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Mondaire Jones [D-NY] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] |
| Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-03-23 | House | 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. |
| 2021-03-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB908 (Same As) 2021-03-23 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Hearings held.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2139/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2139/BILLS-117hr2139ih.pdf |
