# 119-hr-4623: Plain Prescription Prices Act

119-hr-4623, Plain Prescription Prices Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4623
- Congress: 119
- Title: Plain Prescription Prices Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Require TV drug ads to show a truthful list price.** This bill would require direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products that Medicare or Medicaid can pay for to include a truthful textual statement of the list price for a typical 30-day regimen or a typical course of treatment as of the first day of the quarter when the ad airs. - Patients and families would see an explicit list price in TV drug ads, making out-of-pocket cost comparisons easier at a glance. - Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, including many seniors and low-income people, would see price information specifically for drugs covered under Title XVIII (Medicare) or Title XIX (Medicaid). - Drug manufacturers and advertisers would need to add the required textual price statement to TV ads and follow format and enforcement rules that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would write, including whether to extend the rule to other ad types and what additional price details to include.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- TV drug ads would show prices: benefit, medium. The bill would require HHS to write rules within one year. If enacted, direct-to-consumer TV ads for prescription drugs covered by Medicare or Medicaid would have to show a truthful, not misleading list price. The price would be the amount on the first day of the quarter when the ad runs. It would…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4623)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4623 (as of 2026-07-19).