Bill116th CongressFiled Oct 6, 2020Health
H.R. 8529
Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
FiledFiled
CommitteeComm.
PassedFloor
Both ChambersBoth
Became LawLaw
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 6, 2020)
Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020
This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.
What just happenedOct 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1](D-NC)Sponsor
6 cosponsors3 D3 R
6cosponsors1committees3actions5subjects
- Introduced in HouseOct 6, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 6, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House