3.0.0 4697 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z House H HR 2006-02-01 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-17T15:50:10Z Referred to 2006-02-01T15:03:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-02-01T15:03:50Z 2006-02-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-02-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-02-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-02-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT N K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2006-02-01 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2006-02-01 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2006-02-01 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2006-02-01 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2006-02-01 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2006-02-01 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2006-02-01 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2006-02-01 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2006-02-01 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2006-02-01 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2006-02-01 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2006-02-01 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2006-02-01 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2006-02-01 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2006-02-01 True E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2006-02-01 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2006-02-01 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2006-02-08 False P000099 Rep. 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Provides for reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) revise requirements with respect to the commercial and personal importation of prescription drugs and the disposition of certain drugs denied admission; and (2) prescribe requirements with respect to Internet sales of prescription drugs.

Provides that if any federal agency or any non-profit entity undertakes federally funded health care research and development, and is to convey or provide a patent or other exclusive right to use such research and development for a drug or other health care technology, such agency or entity shall not make such conveyance or provide such patent or other right until the recipient first agrees to a reasonable pricing agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary determines that the public interest is served by a waiver of the reasonable pricing agreement.

Sets forth Medigap transition requirements.

]]> Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2006 Display Title Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to replace the Medicare prescription drug benefit adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with a revised and simplified prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4697ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4697ih.xml 2006-02-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.