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
- Grace Napolitano
- Edward Markey
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Eni Faleomavaega
- John Salazar
- Timothy Bishop
- Zachary Space
- Donna Christensen
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Baron Hill
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- George Butterfield
- Gene Green
- Barton Gordon
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Tim Holden
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Solomon Ortiz
- Eliot Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Lincoln Davis
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Kathy Castor
- Dennis Cardoza
- Allyson Schwartz
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Schiff
- Ed Perlmutter
- Nancy Boyda
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Earl Pomeroy
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Jason Altmire
- Michael Michaud
- David Obey
- Jerry McNerney
- Robert Cramer
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Charles Gonzalez
- Ike Skelton
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Tim Mahoney
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Fortney Stark
- Nick Rahall
- John Spratt
- Jerry Costello
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Charles Wilson
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Harry Mitchell
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Joe Donnelly
- Henry Johnson
- Rosa DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- John Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- Victor Snyder
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jim Cooper
- Rick Larsen
- Steny Hoyer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John Sarbanes
- Frederick Boucher
- Norman Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Ed Pastor
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- Ron Kind
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- David Scott
- Brad Ellsworth
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Mike Ross
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell
- Darlene Hooley
- George Miller
- Patrick Murphy
- James Clyburn
- 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
Average contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Average received by House members who
| voted YES | voted NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing unions | $10,176 | $391 |
| Teachers unions | $9,316 | $541 |
| Minority/Ethnic Groups | $3,231 | $1,449 |
| Nurses | $3,176 | $1,569 |
| Labor Unions | $1,566 | $76 |
| Elderly issues/Social Security | $1,033 | $68 |
| Health & welfare policy | $764 | $198 |
| Consumer groups | $5 | $0 |
| $29,268 | $4,292 |
Interest groups that supported this bill gave 6.8 times as much to House members that voted YES than to House members that voted NO
opposed this bill
Average received by House members who
| voted NO | voted YES | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican/Conservative | $34,777 | $2,211 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | $16,434 | $12,940 |
| Biotech products & research | $1,330 | $1,944 |
| Chambers of commerce | $503 | $498 |
| Manufacturing | $349 | $210 |
| $53,394 | $17,802 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 3.0 times as much to House members that voted NO than to House members that voted YES
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
