Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Summary

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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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Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(4/29/19)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Grassley

Senate (R) Iowa

Cosponsors (8)

Daines

Senate (R) Montana

Blackburn

Senate (R) Tennessee

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Lankford

Senate (R) Oklahoma

Cantwell

Senate (D) Washington

Tillis

Senate (R) North Carolina

Ernst

Senate (R) Iowa

Blumenthal

Senate (D) Connecticut

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

Business & Finance

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

Jun 28, 2019