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115-hr-5343115th Congress

Prescription Transparency Act of 2018

Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

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Summary

Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

GA • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2018

  • Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2018

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2018

  • Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2018

  • Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2018

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2018

  • Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/24/2018

  • Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 4/24/2018

  • Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/25/2018

  • Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2018

  • Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2018

  • Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2018

  • Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2018

  • Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2018

  • Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2018

  • Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2018

  • Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 5/17/2018

  • Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

    ND • R

    Sponsored 6/6/2018

  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 6/8/2018

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/19/2018

  • Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 6/19/2018

  • Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 6/19/2018

  • Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 7/11/2018

  • Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2018

  • Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2018

  • Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/26/2018

  • Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 7/26/2018

  • Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/26/2018

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2018

Roll Call Votes

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