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HOUSE 2376116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Last Action
5/21/2019

Actions

  • 2019-05-21Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • 2019-04-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  • 2019-04-30Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  • 2019-04-30Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • 2019-04-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2019-04-29Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • 2019-04-29Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • 2019-04-29Introduced in House
  • 2019-04-29Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-29 (00)

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to report to Congress on the effect of certain anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Cosponsors (7)

  • JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • Mark Meadows (R-NC)
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO)
  • Max Rose (D-NY)
  • Katie Porter (D-CA)
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI)

Subjects

  • Business ethics
  • Business records
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health information and medical records
  • Inflation and prices
  • Prescription drugs
  • Retail and wholesale trades
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