Subject Prescription drugs | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	SB959	Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act [Detail][Text]	2013-05-22 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
US	SB957	Drug Supply Chain Security Act [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB914	Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize direct payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) to a pharmacy for certain covered compound drugs prepared by the pharmacy for a spe... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-09 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB867	Medicare Prescription Drug Program Integrity and Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each contract entered into with a prescription dru... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-06 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB806	Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufactur... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-24 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB778	Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue to a veteran a card, to be known as a Veterans ID Card, that identifies the veteran as a veteran and includes the veteran's name and photo. Allows the Secretary to issue such a card regardles... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
US	HR161	Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in th... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-19 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB1588	Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug reba... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-19 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB1608	Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act [Detail][Text]	2013-04-19 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB752	Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act [Detail][Text]	2013-04-17 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB740	Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug reba... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-16 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB1285	Amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove dihydrocodeinone (hydrocodone) from classification as a schedule III controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to immediately allow manufacturers and distributors to store hydrocodone compound p... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-15 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB1188	Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 - Treats independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services, but only in connection with such negotiations, the same under... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-15 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
US	SR97	Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abus... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-15 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB689	Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
US	SB672	Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a part D drug any devices approved for home use by the Food and Drug Adm... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-09 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB672	Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for cons... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB710	Truth in Trials Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow any person on trial for a federal marijuana-related offense to introduce evidence that the alleged marijuana-related activities were performed in compliance with state law regarding... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB1239	Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan, to require incurred costs to inc... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HR114	Recognizes the Sabin Vaccine Institute on 20 years of success. Expresses support for the efforts of the Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases by developing new vac... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB1331	Electronic Health Records Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt certain eligible physicians in solo practice and physicians near early retirement age from the application of the Medicare payment adjustme... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB1366	Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2013 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), within 90 days, to take such actions as may be necessary to modify the approval of, and limit any subsequent approval of, any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB644	PACT Act [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB1367	FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act - Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from entering a contract or approving a health benefits plan with a carrier that is a party to a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
US	SB626	Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act [Detail][Text]	2013-03-20 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB627	Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act [Detail][Text]	2013-03-20 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB621	Safe Prescribing Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove dihydrocodeinone (hydrocodone) from classification as a schedule III controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to immediately allow manufacturers and distributors ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-20 To Senate Judiciary Committee
US	SB610	Family Health Care Flexibility Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts,... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-19 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB1248	Family Health Care Flexibility Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts,... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-19 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB1102	Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with p... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-15 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB307	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Title I: Strengthening National Preparedness and Response for Public Health Emergencies - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health an... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-13 Became Public Law No: 113-5.
US	HB1024	Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide access to services under medication therapy management programs for Me... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB928	Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescripti... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB504	Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act or FAIR Generics Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise the definition of “first applicant” for purposes of the 180-day exclusivity period given to first app... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB408	Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescripti... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB923	Say No to Drug Ads Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for the cost of direct-to-consumer advertisement of a prescription drug. [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB676	Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act - Establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary ca... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-22 To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Committee
US	HB800	Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufactur... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-15 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	SB348	Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for cons... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB413	Amends the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to eliminate the two-year delay (until January 1, 2016) of the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement oral-only End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)-related drugs in the ES... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB460	Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost-sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost-sharing structure. Prohibits such a health plan... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB486	Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe new drug application requirements for abuse-deterrent drugs: (1) containing as an active moiety (the part of the drug that makes it work t... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB242	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit the National Health Security Strategy to Congress in 2014. Gives th... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-07 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB214	Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a proceeding against parties to any agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a paten... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-04 To Senate Judiciary Committee
US	HB232	Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize direct payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) to a pharmacy for certain covered compound drugs prepared by the pharmacy for a spe... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-28 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB77	Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to prescription drug plans to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Ser... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-23 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB117	Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with p... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-23 To Senate Finance Committee