H.R. 4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- John Dingell
- Summary:
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on January 12, 2007
PASSED on January 12, 2007.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 255
voted NO: 170
10 voted present/not voting
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
H.R. 4 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
- Other Titles
- Part D Medicare Drugs Price bill
- Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
- Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- John Dingell
- Co-Sponsors
- Gary Ackerman
- Thomas Allen
- Robert Andrews
- Joe Baca
- Brian Baird
- Tammy Baldwin
- Xavier Becerra
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Robert Berry
- Sanford Bishop
- Timothy Bishop
- Earl Blumenauer
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Leonard Boswell
- Frederick Boucher
- Robert Brady
- Lois Capps
- Michael Capuano
- Dennis Cardoza
- Donna Christensen
- William Clay
- James Clyburn
- John Conyers
- Jim Cooper
- Jerry Costello
- Robert Cramer
- Joseph Crowley
- Elijah Cummings
- Artur Davis
- Danny Davis
- Lincoln Davis
- Peter DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa DeLauro
- William Delahunt
- Norman Dicks
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael Doyle
- Rahm Emanuel
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Eliot Engel
- Anna Eshoo
- Eni Faleomavaega
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bob Filner
- Barney Frank
- Charles Gonzalez
- Barton Gordon
- Raymond Green
- Raul Grijalva
- Jane Harman
- Alcee Hastings
- Baron Hill
- Maurice Hinchey
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Tim Holden
- Michael Honda
- Darlene Hooley
- Steny Hoyer
- Steve Israel
- Jesse Jackson
- Stephanie Jones
- Marcy Kaptur
- Patrick Kennedy
- Dale Kildee
- Ronald Kind
- Dennis Kucinich
- James Langevin
- Tom Lantos
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Barbara Lee
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Sander Levin
- John Lewis
- Zoe Lofgren
- Nita Lowey
- Stephen Lynch
- Carolyn Maloney
- Edward Markey
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Betty McCollum
- James McDermott
- James McGovern
- Michael McNulty
- Martin Meehan
- Kendrick Meek
- Michael Michaud
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- George Miller
- Dennis Moore
- James Moran
- John Murtha
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace Napolitano
- Eleanor Norton
- James Oberstar
- David Obey
- John Olver
- Solomon Ortiz
- Frank Pallone
- William Pascrell
- Edward Pastor
- Donald Payne
- Earl Pomeroy
- Nick Rahall
- Charles Rangel
- Silvestre Reyes
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Mike Ross
- Steven Rothman
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- Bobby Rush
- Timothy Ryan
- Linda Sánchez
- Janice Schakowsky
- Adam Schiff
- David Scott
- Robert Scott
- José Serrano
- Brad Sherman
- Ike Skelton
- Louise Slaughter
- Victor Snyder
- Hilda Solis
- John Spratt
- Fortney Stark
- Bart Stupak
- Ellen Tauscher
- C. Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- John Tierney
- Edolphus Towns
- Tom Udall
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Nydia Velázquez
- Maxine Waters
- Diane Watson
- Henry Waxman
- Anthony Weiner
- Robert Wexler
- Lynn Woolsey
- David Wu
- Albert Wynn
- Ben Chandler
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- George Butterfield
- John Salazar
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Daniel Lipinski
- Russ Carnahan
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Brian Higgins
- Allyson Schwartz
- Al Green
- Henry Cuellar
- Doris Matsui
- Albio Sires
- Harry Mitchell
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Jerry McNerney
- Ed Perlmutter
- Joe Courtney
- Christopher Murphy
- Kathy Castor
- Tim Mahoney
- Ron Klein
- Henry Johnson
- Mazie Hirono
- Phil Hare
- Joe Donnelly
- Brad Ellsworth
- Bruce Braley
- David Loebsack
- Nancy Boyda
- John Yarmuth
- John Sarbanes
- Timothy Walz
- Keith Ellison
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Paul Hodes
- Yvette Clarke
- John Hall
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Michael Arcuri
- Charles Wilson
- Betty Sutton
- Zachary Space
- Jason Altmire
- Joe Sestak
- Patrick Murphy
- Christopher Carney
- Steve Cohen
- Peter Welch
- Steve Kagen
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Aged
- Business
- Consumer discounts
- Consumers
- Drug industry
- Finance
- Health insurance
- Health maintenance organizations
- Medical care
- Medical economics
- Medicare
- Medicine
- Prescription pricing
- Public contracts
- Rebates
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/05/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 1/12/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act 1/12/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 196 voted YES 229 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act 1/12/2007 This bill PASSED the House 255 voted YES 170 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/05/2007 1/05/2007 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 1/05/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 1/05/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 1/09/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E50) 1/12/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 1/12/2007 Considered pursuant to H. Res. 6. 1/12/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 6, the House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.R. 4. 1/12/2007 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 1/12/2007 Mr. Barton (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. 1/12/2007 Floor Summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barton motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting provisions assuring continued access to covered part D drugs and pharmacy networks and protection against increasing drug prices for veterans. 1/12/2007 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 1/12/2007 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 1/12/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act 2/28/2007 For Previous Action See H.R.4. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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