US HB6144 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-1)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a health-benefits plan or pharmacy-benefits manager under Medicare or Medicare Advantage from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price of a drug under the plan and the price of the drug without health-insurance coverage.
Title
Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018
Sponsors
| Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] |
| Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] |
| Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] |
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2018-06-19 | 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. |
| 2018-06-19 | 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. |
| 2018-06-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2553 (Same As) 2018-10-10 - Became Public Law No: 115-262.
HB6733 (Related) 2018-09-13 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
HB6733 (Related) 2018-09-13 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6144/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6144/BILLS-115hr6144ih.pdf |
