3.0.0 2296 2019-11-15T21:21:13Z 2019-11-15T21:21:13Z House H HR 2011-06-22 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MICHAUD:H.R. 2296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 3 ofSection 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4458]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-22T19:25:43Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:30:45Z 2011-06-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-06-22 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2011-06-22 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-06-22 True Health Health care costs and insurance Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Retail and wholesale trades Health 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in House 2011-07-18T22:17:31Z America Rx Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the America Rx program to provide qualified residents with access to discounted prices for outpatient prescription drugs through rebate agreements that the Secretary negotiates with prescription drug manufacturers. Makes eligible only those residents that are not covered under any public or private program that provides substantial benefits towards the purchase of outpatient prescription drugs.

Requires rebates to be payable to the Secretary at least quarterly and to be paid, directly or through states, to participating pharmacies that provide discounts to qualified residents.

Denies manufacturers who do not participate in the rebate program a tax deduction for advertising and marketing expenses of drugs.

Authorizes the Secretary to suspend or terminate the America Rx program if the Secretary determines that American Health Benefit Exchanges (health insurance exchanges) are operational, and the America Rx program is no longer needed to ensure that qualified residents have access to outpatient prescription drugs at affordable prices.

]]> America Rx Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced America Rx Act of 2011 Display Title America Rx Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To establish an America Rx program to establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices. Introduced in House 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2296ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2296ih.xml 2011-06-22 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.