US Congress House Bill 5773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 20 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

PASS Act of 2018 Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill alters several requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires electronic prescription programs to enable the secure transmittal of prior authorization requests for covered drugs. (Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program. (Sec. 4) The bill also establishes individuals who are identified as at-risk beneficiaries for prescription drug abuse as qualifying participants in medication therapy management programs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Sec. 5) The CMS must also: (1) identify outlier prescribers of opioids under Medicare prescription drug benefit plans and MA plans, based on specialty and geographic area; and (2) annually notify such prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods.

PASS Act of 2018 Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018

Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-20	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2018-06-19	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-19	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5258-5259)
2018-06-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5773.
2018-06-19	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5258-5261)
2018-06-19	House	Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-06-19	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-761, Part I.
2018-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-05-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-05-11	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.
2018-05-11	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.
2018-05-11	House	Introduced in House

HB5675 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
HB5684 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 576.
HB5715 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-737, Part I.
HB5716 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
SB2908 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4841 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
SB2905 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5773/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5773/BILLS-115hr5773ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5773/BILLS-115hr5773eh.pdf