# 115-hr-6488: SAVE Act

115-hr-6488, SAVE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOE BARTON (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6488
- Congress: 115
- Title: SAVE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-07-24
- Sponsor: JOE BARTON (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Seniors Accessing Vouchers Equally Act or the SAVE Act This bill exempts the use of certain cost-sharing coupons by pharmacies or drug manufacturers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit from specified criminal penalties relating to illegal remunerations, so long as there is no generic version of the drug to which the coupon applies.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6469: Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5385: Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4953: AIRWAVES Act
- 115-hr-3761: Carbon Capture Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6488 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6488)

## Related
- [115-hr-6469: Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6469)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5385: Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5385)
- [115-hr-4953: AIRWAVES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4953)
- [115-hr-3761: Carbon Capture Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3761)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6488 (as of 2025-11-18).