# 114-hr-6174: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

114-hr-6174, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6174
- Congress: 114
- Title: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-09-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which currently requires drug manufacturers to discount orphan drugs (drugs for rare conditions) for certain entities covered by the program. The bill discounts orphan drugs that are not being used to treat rare conditions for all entities covered by the program.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2016-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5210: PADME Act
- 114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4662: School-Based Asthma Management Program Act
- 114-hr-4442: CONNECT for Health Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6174 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6174)

## Related
- [114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5951)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5210: PADME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5210)
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
- [114-hr-4662: School-Based Asthma Management Program Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4662)
- [114-hr-4442: CONNECT for Health Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4442)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6174 (as of 2025-11-18).