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H.R. 1839: Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011

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H.R. 1839: Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-11 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011

Plain summary

Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011 - Entitles independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services to the same treatment under the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entitled. Treats such a pharmacy as an employee engaged in concerted activities in connection with such negotiations. Exempts actions taken in good faith reliance on this Act from being subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties beyond actual damages incurred. Provides that this Act does not exempt from application of antitrust laws any agreement or unlawful conspiracy that: (1) would have the effect of boycotting any independent pharmacy; (2) would exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limit the scope of services to be provided by any independent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies with respect to the performance of services that are within their scope of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation; (3) allocates a market among competitors; (4) unlawfully ties the sale or purchase of one product or service to the sale or purchase of another product or service; or (5) monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market. Provides that this Act shall not apply to negotiations between pharmacies and health plans regarding benefits provided under specified federal programs, including Medicaid, veterans' medical care, and the federal employees' health benefits program. Requires the Comptroller General to study the impact of this Act after five years. Provides that this Act does not preclude the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from overseeing the conduct of independent pharmacies covered under this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1839 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112