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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 3 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and estab...

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To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Pallone — Cosponsors: Mr. Neal, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rush, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Case, Mr. Engel, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Norcross, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Hill of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kim, Mr. Trone, Mr. Allred, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Wild, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Soto, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Keating, Mr. Golden, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Craig, Mr. Welch, Mr. Michael F.
Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Crist, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms.
Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Fletcher — Actions: September 19, 2019 — Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr.
Neal, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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; December 6, 2019 — Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment; December 6, 2019 — Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment;
December 6, 2019 — Referral to the Committee on Education and Labor extended for a period ending not later than December 9, 2019; December 9, 2019 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rush, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Case, Mr. Engel, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Pappas, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Hill of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kim, Mr. Trone, Mr. Allred, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Wild, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Soto, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Keating, Mr. Golden, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Craig, Mr. Welch, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Slotkin, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Crist, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McEachin, Mrs.
Torres of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mrs. Fletcher; December 9, 2019 — Reported from the Committee on Education and Labor with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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