Prescription Drugs

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US Congress 117th Congress

Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act [HB-5260] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 [HB-5237] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act [HB-5099] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to move Medicare cost-sharing benefits from Medicaid to Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/24/2021

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To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. [HB-4981] [Crime ] [International ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton Became Public Law No: 117-51. (txt | Pdf) on 10/19/2021

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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [S.2622] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2021

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Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 [S.2589] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/03/2021

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IGNITE American Innovation Act Innovation and Growth Now by Investing in Tomorrow’s Enterprises Act [S.2529] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for advance refunds of certain net operating losses and research expenditures relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/29/2021

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Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2021 [S.2495] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Funding ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/28/2021

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Expressing the sense of Congress that governmental entities should use a portion of the proceeds from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase participation in drug take back programs and for the safe disposal of collected, unused medicines. [HCR-42] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Healthcare ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that governmental entities should use a portion of the proceeds from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase participation in drug take back programs and for the safe disposal of collected, unused medicines.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/22/2021

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Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act [S.2327] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare part D modernization redesign and to establish a monthly out-of-pocket cost sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold under Medicare part D.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/13/2021

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National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021 [HB-4369] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ]
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/20/2021

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IMPROVE Addiction Care Act Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act [HB-4203] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2021

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Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [S.2164] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021

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RAISE Act Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act [HB-2934] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic kidney disease.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/30/2021

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PASTEUR Act of 2021 Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 [S.2076] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ]
A bill to establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/16/2021

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PASTEUR Act of 2021 Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 [HB-3932] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ]
To establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021

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Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act [S.2041] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021

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Compensation for Americans Act of 2021 [HB-3882] [International ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To initiate negotiations for a bilateral agreement on compensation between the United States and the People's Republic of China relating to the spread of the virus responsible for COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2021

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Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021 [S.1974] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [National Security ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/08/2021

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Promising Pathway Act [HB-3761] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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