Full Committee
  
  
    October 17, 2019 - 10:15 AM
   
  
    H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 
  
    
   
  
Archived Webcast
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Cost Now Act 
H.R. 3, Democrat Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute 
Opening Statement: 
 
Press Releases: 
 
Amendments and Motions Offered: 
 
    
        
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             Amdt/Mtn 
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             Description 
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             Action 
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             Roll Call 
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             H.R. 3 
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             #1 
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             Mr. Scott 
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             Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute 
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             adopted by voice vote 
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             #2 
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             Mr. Walberg/ Ms. Stefanik 
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             Excludes Alzheimer’s drugs from negotiation-eligible drugs 
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             defeated 19-26 
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             1 
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             #3 
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             Ms. Norcross 
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             Clarifies that out of pocket costs cannot exceed the negotiated price 
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             adopted by voice vote 
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             #4 
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             Mr. Allen 
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             Requires the Secretary of Labor to certify that the voluntary plan option will not result in a shift in biotech investment and manufacturing jobs to China 
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             defeated 20-26 
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             2 
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             #5 
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             Mrs. Trahan 
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             Requires GAO to conduct a study on the implementation of the Fair Price Negotiation Program 
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             adopted by voice vote 
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             #6 
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             Mr. Johnson 
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             States that the bill does not implicate fiduciary liability with regard to the negotiation program 
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             defeated 20-26 
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             3 
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             #7 
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             Ms. Jayapal 
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             Requires the Department of Labor to conduct a feasibility study regarding establishing an inflation rebate for group health plans 
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             adopted by voice vote 
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             #8 
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             Mrs. Foxx 
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             Amends employer reporting to only require report if selected drug prices are higher than HHS price 
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             defeated 21-26 
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             4 
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             #9 
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             Mr. Harder/ Mr. Trone 
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             Clarifies that the Secretary must ensure that data collection under the bill is coordinated with, and not duplicative of, other data collection efforts 
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             adopted by voice vote 
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             #10 
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             Mrs. Foxx 
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             Prevents the bill from going into effect if GAO finds it will result in the loss of manufacturing jobs 
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             defeated 21-26 
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             5 
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             #11 
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             Mr. Walker 
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             Prevents the bill from going into effect if GAO finds it will result in decreased research and development 
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             defeated 21-27 
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             6 
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             #12 
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             Mr. Roe 
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            Strikes the applicability of the negotiated price to group health plans and adds provisions regarding PBMs | 
            
             ruled non-germane 
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             #13 
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             Mr. Roe 
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             Prevents the voluntary plan option from taking effect unless the Secretary or Labor certifies it will not result in diminished access to drugs in group health plans 
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             defeated 21-27 
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             7 
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             Motion 
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             Ms. Shalala 
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             Report H.R. 3 
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             adopted 27-21 
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