H.R. 2139: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
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H.R. 2139: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Plain summary
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may neither negotiate the prices of covered drugs nor establish a formulary. The bill repeals these restrictions and instead specifically requires the CMS to (1) negotiate the prices of covered drugs; and (2) either establish a formulary for covered drugs, or require changes to PDP formularies that take into account CMS negotiations. If the CMS is unable to negotiate an appropriate price for a drug in accordance with certain criteria, the price must be the lowest of three specified options (e.g., the median price in other countries). The CMS must identify drugs that are subject to negotiation, with priority given to certain categories of drugs based on usage and cost. Additionally, drug manufacturers must issue rebates to the CMS for drugs dispensed to eligible low-income individuals. Subject to civil monetary penalties, a Medicare or MA PDP sponsor must report, both to drug manufacturers and to the CMS, specified information related to the determination and payment of such rebates.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 24 cosponsors
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Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (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-117hr2139.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr2139 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117