US SB1227 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practices and other trends within the pharmaceutical supply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptions drugs. The FTC also must provide recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.
Title
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131. |
| 2019-06-28 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| 2019-06-27 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2019-04-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1227 (Related) 2019-06-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
HB2376 (Related) 2019-05-21 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB2296 (Related) 2019-09-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170.
HB19 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
HB2376 (Related) 2019-05-21 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB2296 (Related) 2019-09-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170.
HB19 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Subjects
Business ethics
Business records
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Business records
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
