# 118-s-2044: End Price Gouging for Medications Act

118-s-2044, End Price Gouging for Medications Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-2044
- Congress: 118
- Title: End Price Gouging for Medications Act
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2023-06-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

End Price Gouging for Medications Act

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 118-s-141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
- 118-s-138: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act
- 118-s-2781: Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024
- 118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 118-s-5523: Conventional Weapons Destruction and Legacy of Senator Patrick Leahy Act
- 118-s-5508: Plug Offshore Wells Act

## Sources
- [118-s-2044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2044)

## Related
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- [118-s-138: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-138)
- [118-s-2781: Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-2781)
- [118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-4243)
- [118-s-5523: Conventional Weapons Destruction and Legacy of Senator Patrick Leahy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-5523)
- [118-s-5508: Plug Offshore Wells Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-5508)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-2044 (as of 2026-10-15).