# 115-hr-6576: Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act

115-hr-6576, Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6576
- Congress: 115
- Title: Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a civil penalty on any person who disseminates a direct-to-consumer drug advertisement that does not include the wholesale acquisition cost (the manufacturer's list price to wholesalers or direct purchasers) for a 30-day supply of the drug. The bill requires any representative of a drug manufacturer who communicates with a health care practitioner about a drug manufactured by the drug manufacturer to disclose the wholesale acquisition cost for a 30-day supply of the drug.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
- 115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6576 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6576)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7360)
- [115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7348)
- [115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7339)
- [115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7294)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6576 (as of 2025-11-18).