US SB1688 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-1)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
Title
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-08-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB242 (Related) 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1775 (Related) 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1776 (Related) 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB41 (Related) 2017-01-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB348 (Related) 2017-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB771 (Related) 2017-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1511 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2708 (Related) 2018-04-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2265-2266)
HB1775 (Related) 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1776 (Related) 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB41 (Related) 2017-01-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB348 (Related) 2017-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB771 (Related) 2017-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1511 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2708 (Related) 2018-04-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2265-2266)
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1688/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1688/BILLS-115s1688is.pdf |