- Vote Date:
- January 12, 2007
- Motion:
- H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 (On Passage)
- Location:
- House
- Result:
- Pass
- 255 Yes Votes

- 170 No Votes

- 10 Not Voting

- Showing contributions
- Jan 2003-Aug 2008 House
Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Consumer groups and Elderly issues/Social Security) gave an average of:
- $88,333 to each legislator voting Yes

- $10,075 to each legislator voting No

Interests who did not want this bill to become law (such as Biotech products & research and Chambers of commerce) gave an average of:
- $23,446 to each legislator voting Yes

- $45,266 to each legislator voting No

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
Lower Drug Prices for Medicare Participants by Milan Sundaresan, Jul 31, 2008 (7:41pm)
H.R. 4 allows the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices with pharmaceutical companies for Medicare members. Clearly the bill garnered support from various workers’ unions but was opposed by larger pharmaceutical companies.

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