S. 1227
IntroducedPrescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
6/28/2019 • Senate
Summary
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practices and other trends within the pharmaceutical supply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptions drugs. The FTC also must provide recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.
Reported to Senate • 6/28/2019
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
April 29, 2019
Committee Review
June 27, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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