# 119-hr-2554: Lower Drug Costs for Families Act

119-hr-2554, Lower Drug Costs for Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Apply prescription-drug inflation rebates to drugs sold in the commercial market for Medicare Part B and Part D.** This bill would rewrite how Medicare calculates inflation rebates by changing counting methods, expanding which units are counted or excluded, and moving key base years back to 2016. - Families and Medicare enrollees: Would make more drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries subject to inflation rebates by including drugs furnished in the commercial market for both Part B and Part D. - Medicare Part B: Would switch rebate math from counting simple units to counting billing units with a new three-step billing-unit method and reset base-year references to 2016. Those Part B changes apply to calendar quarters on or after January 1, 2026. - Medicare Part D and manufacturers: Would redefine the Part D rebate numerator to use units reported for average manufacturer price (AMP), add reporting and revision requirements, exclude certain units such as 340B doses, and reset Part D base years to 2016. Those Part D changes apply to periods beginning on or after October 1, 2025.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rebate math for Medicare Part B drugs: mixed, medium. This bill would change how Medicare counts Part B drug use for inflation rebates. Starting January 1, 2026, it would use billing units instead of raw unit counts. It would also move key base-year dates back to 2016. These shifts could change manufacturer rebate bills and, in turn, plan costs, premi…
- New rebate rules for Medicare Part D drugs: mixed, medium. This bill would change how Medicare counts Part D drug units for inflation rebates starting October 1, 2025. It would use the monthly units from average manufacturer price reports. It would exclude Medicaid-paid units and units already rebated under Part B; starting plan year 2026, it would also ex…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2554)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2554 (as of 2026-04-21).