# 116-hr-8529: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020

116-hr-8529, Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8529
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020 This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8529 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8529)

## Related
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8529 (as of 2025-11-18).