Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1227| Senate
| Updated: 6/28/2019
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (8)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Commerce
Business ethicsBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInflation and pricesPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale trades
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1227| Senate
| Updated: 6/28/2019
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (8)
Judiciary Committee
Commerce
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business ethicsBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInflation and pricesPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale trades