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S. 1186 · 119th CongressHealth

Lower Drug Costs for Families Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 27, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats

Sponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine D-NV · 13 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 0 Republicans, 1 independent
IntroducedMar 27, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 111 words.

Lower Drug Costs for Families Act This bill applies certain Medicare prescription drug rebate requirements to prescription drugs that are available under private health insurance. Current law requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that (1) cost $100 or more per year per individual, and (2) for which prices increase faster than inflation. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties. The bill applies these requirements to prescription drugs that are available in the commercial market under private health insurance. It also indexes rebate calculations to drug prices in 2016 (as opposed to 2021).

Context
Committees
Senate Finance Committee
Policy area
Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
Sponsor
6 of 421 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 1,005 words
Latest action
Mar 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]