3.0.0 563 2019-11-15T21:47:36Z 2019-11-15T21:47:36Z House H HR 2005-02-02 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-25T21:23:56Z Referred to 2005-02-02T15:00:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-14T20:05:30Z Referred to 2005-02-02T15:01:00Z 2005-02-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-02-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 N Health Administrative procedure Canada Commerce Cost control Department of Health and Human Services Drug approvals Drug industry Drugs Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Import restrictions Imports Law Licenses Medical records Medicare Pharmacies Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2005-02-02 Introduced in House 2005-03-03T20:38:22Z Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with covered drug manufacturers and disclose the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs under the new Medicare prescription drug program.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, with respect to the importation by Medicare beneficiaries of prescription drugs from Canada, to provide waivers that permit such beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada.

]]> Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 Display Title Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and, with respect to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to provide waivers that permit such beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada. Introduced in House 2005-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr563ih/xml/BILLS-109hr563ih.xml 2005-02-25 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.