H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
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H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-05 · Health · Latest: For Previous Action See H.R.4.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 22 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR4 (2007-01-12), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: For Previous Action See H.R.4. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Plain summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals enrolled under a prescription drug plan or under a Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plan.
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Official text
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] · 198 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 (2007-01-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 (2007-01-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 138 more.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 22 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR4 (2007-01-12): Failed
- House roll call 23 (2007): On Passage, HR4 (2007-01-12): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr4.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr4 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110