# 114-hr-3061: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

114-hr-3061, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3061
- Congress: 114
- Title: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-07-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3061)

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