3.0.0 6488 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z House HR 2018-07-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARTON:H.R. 6488.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7156]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-08-08T17:45:50Z Referred to 2018-07-24T14:02:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-27T17:39:59Z Referred to 2018-07-24T14:02:20Z 2018-08-08 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-07-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-07-24 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 2018-07-24 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 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 N D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2018-07-24 True Health Fraud offenses and financial crimes Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2018-07-24 Introduced in House 2019-08-05T18:15:12Z Seniors Accessing Vouchers Equally Act or the SAVE Act

This bill exempts the use of certain cost-sharing coupons by pharmacies or drug manufacturers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit from specified criminal penalties relating to illegal remunerations, so long as there is no generic version of the drug to which the coupon applies.

]]> SAVE Act Display Title SAVE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from certain criminal penalties the offering and use of certain pharmaceutical manufacturer copayment coupons to waive or reduce cost-sharing otherwise applied under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SAVE Act Short Titles as Introduced Seniors Accessing Vouchers Equally Act Introduced in House 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6488ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6488ih.xml 2018-08-08 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.