3.0.0 5343 2023-01-11T13:40:10Z 2023-01-11T13:40:10Z House HR 2018-03-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 5343.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress Under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H1728]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-23T18:49:20Z Referred to 2018-03-20T14:01:05Z 2018-03-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2018-03-20 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2018-03-20 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2018-03-20 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2018-03-20 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2018-03-20 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-04-17 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2018-04-17 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2018-04-17 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2018-04-17 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2018-04-17 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2018-04-24 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2018-04-24 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2018-04-24 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2018-04-25 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2018-05-07 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2018-05-07 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2018-05-07 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2018-05-11 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2018-05-15 False C001108 Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] James Comer R KY 1 2018-05-15 False G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2018-05-15 False G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2018-05-15 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2018-05-17 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2018-06-06 False H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2018-06-08 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2018-06-13 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2018-06-13 False B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2018-06-13 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2018-06-19 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2018-06-19 False G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2018-06-19 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2018-07-11 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2018-07-13 False C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2018-07-13 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2018-07-26 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2018-07-26 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2018-07-26 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2018-10-23 False Health Business ethics Consumer affairs Contracts and agency Drug therapy Health care costs and insurance Health personnel Medical ethics Prescription drugs Health 00 2018-03-20 Introduced in House 2019-08-26T19:31:43Z Prescription Transparency Act of 2018

This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.

]]> Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 Display Title Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist's disclosure of the availability of therapeutically equivalent alternative drugs, or alternative methods of purchasing the prescription drug, that are less expensive, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5343ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5343ih.xml 2018-03-23 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.