# 119-s-1836: SMART Prices Act

119-s-1836, SMART Prices Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1836
- Congress: 119
- Title: SMART Prices Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-01

## Summary

**Expands and accelerates Medicare drug price negotiations.** This bill would enlarge the pool of drugs that Medicare can negotiate, shorten how long a drug must be single-source before qualifying, and change the caps used to set maximum fair prices beginning in 2028. - Medicare beneficiaries: More medicines could be chosen for negotiation starting in 2028, raising the annual count to 50 negotiation-eligible drugs instead of 15 and removing the prior schedule set in the law. - Drug manufacturers: Single-source drugs would reach negotiation eligibility much sooner, cutting one exclusivity track from 7 years to 3 years and another from 11 years to 3 years. - Price mechanics and timing: The bill recalibrates the Ceiling for Maximum Fair Price to 76 percent for one tier, 55 percent for another, and 30 percent for the lowest tier. The changes apply to initial price applicability years beginning in 2028.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Medicare drug price negotiation: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare could pick up to 50 drugs for price negotiation starting in initial price years that begin in 2028. The bill would shorten the wait for some single-source drugs so they can be negotiated after 3 years instead of 7 or 11. If you use one of these drugs, Medicare-negotiated prices…
- Medicare maximum drug price ceilings: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would change the percentage ceilings used to set Medicare's Maximum Fair Price for negotiated drugs starting in initial price years that begin in 2028. It would set tier ceilings at 76%, 55%, and 30% for different pricing categories. Because one ceiling rises slightly and two f…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1836 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1836)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1836 (as of 2026-06-01).