H.R. 4 · 110th Congress
Part D Medicare Drugs Price bill
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198 cosponsors · 197 D, 1 R
189 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jan 5, 2007
- House Passed Jan 12, 2007 255–170
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations for covered part D drugs for part D…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jan 12, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals enrolled under a prescription drug plan or under a Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plan.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Latest action (Feb 28, 2007): For Previous Action See H.R.4.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 5, 2007
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- House Introduced Jan 5, 2007
- House Passed Jan 12, 2007 255–170
Final vote · House · Jan 12, 2007
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi
Table of every position
All recorded votes (2)
- Passage Passed
House · Jan 12, 2007 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi - Sending back to committee (motion to recommit) Failed
House · Jan 12, 2007 · “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi