H.R. 989: Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2011
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H.R. 989: Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2011
Plain summary
Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participating in a Medicaid rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs, but only if the state has elected to establish an optional state prescription drug discount program.
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Official text
Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · 2 cosponsors
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Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr989 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112