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S. 2023 - Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015

Health. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015

S. 2023 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs.
Other Titles
  • Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
  • Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
Sponsor
Bernard Sanders
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Business records
  • Canada
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Inflation and prices
  • Intellectual property
  • Manufacturing
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Military medicine
  • Minority health
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Research and development
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Trade agreements and negotiations
  • Trade restrictions
  • Veterans' medical care
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Major Actions
Introduced9/10/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced9/10/2015
9/10/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
9/10/2015Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$7,379,240
$224,126
$45,000
$547,752
$8,196,118
$0
7 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015

7 organizations supported this bill

Alliance for Retired Americans
Alliance for Retired Americans (2015, October 21). Tell Congress: Stand with the American people, not the pharmaceutical industry!. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from Alliance for Retired Americans.
CREDO Action
Credo Action (2015, October 2). Tell Congress: No more “pharma bros.” Pass the Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from Credo Action.
Demand Progress
Demand Progress (2015, September 25). Prescription drug prices are out of control. Tell Congress to pass the Prescription Drug Affordability Act now. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from Demand Progress.
National Center for Health Research
Zuckerman, Diana (2015, September 10). Statement of Dr Diana Zuckerman, NCHR President: Regarding the Introduction of The Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from National Center For Health Research.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Richtman, Max (2015, September 17). Letter Endorsing The Prescription Drug Affordability Act. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
National People's Action
National People's Action (2015, October 21). Tell Congress: Stand with the American people, not the pharmaceutical industry!. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from National People's Action.
Social Security Works
Social Security Works (2015, October 21). Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world. This must change!. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from Social Security Works.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$7,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$18,900$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$575,948$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$668,691$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$18,450$0
Roy BluntRMO$93,380$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$97,176$0
John BoozmanRAR$700$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$5,147$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$541,675$0
Richard BurrRNC$10,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$11,827$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$9,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$48,250$0
Tom CarperDDE$16,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$67,400$0
Bill CassidyRLA$3,649$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$12,600$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$5,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$70,379$0
Bob CorkerRTN$500$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Tom CottonRAR$4,667$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$-2,500$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$63,769$0
Dick DurbinDIL$61,475$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$13,294$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Al FrankenDMN$227,800$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$140,293$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,500$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$6,700$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$19,550$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$157,336$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$65,737$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$96,407$0
John HoevenRND$2,500$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$2,500$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$5,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$352,845$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$30,915$0
Mark KirkRIL$10,820$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$30,285$0
James LankfordROK$8,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,690$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$32,125$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$214,654$0
John McCainRAZ$500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$159,308$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$16,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$32,450$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$100,292$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$3,000$0
Jerry MoranRKS$14,950$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$2,500$0
Chris MurphyDCT$284,668$0
Patty MurrayDWA$235,572$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$93,793$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$236,120$0
Rob PortmanROH$18,840$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$9,600$0
Harry ReidDNV$8,367$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,439$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$13,250$0
Bernie SandersIVT$324,640$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$118,081$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$118,871$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$131,682$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$79,838$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$149,416$0
John ThuneRSD$5,200$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$9,100$0
Tom UdallDNM$93,139$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$64,564$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,833,797$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$28,357$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$98,550$0

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Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$7,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$18,900$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$575,948$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$668,691$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$18,450$0
Roy BluntRMO$93,380$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$97,176$0
John BoozmanRAR$700$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$5,147$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$541,675$0
Richard BurrRNC$10,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$11,827$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$9,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$48,250$0
Tom CarperDDE$16,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$67,400$0
Bill CassidyRLA$3,649$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$12,600$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$5,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$70,379$0
Bob CorkerRTN$500$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Tom CottonRAR$4,667$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$-2,500$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$63,769$0
Dick DurbinDIL$61,475$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$13,294$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Al FrankenDMN$227,800$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$140,293$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,500$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$6,700$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$19,550$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$157,336$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$65,737$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$96,407$0
John HoevenRND$2,500$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$2,500$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$5,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$352,845$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$30,915$0
Mark KirkRIL$10,820$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$30,285$0
James LankfordROK$8,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$74,690$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$32,125$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$214,654$0
John McCainRAZ$500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$159,308$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$16,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$32,450$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$100,292$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$3,000$0
Jerry MoranRKS$14,950$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$2,500$0
Chris MurphyDCT$284,668$0
Patty MurrayDWA$235,572$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$93,793$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$236,120$0
Rob PortmanROH$18,840$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$9,600$0
Harry ReidDNV$8,367$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,439$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$13,250$0
Bernie SandersIVT$324,640$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$118,081$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$118,871$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$131,682$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$79,838$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$149,416$0
John ThuneRSD$5,200$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$9,100$0
Tom UdallDNM$93,139$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$64,564$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,833,797$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$28,357$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$98,550$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Democratic/Liberal$7,379,240
Health & welfare policy$547,752
Elderly issues/Social Security$224,126
Human Rights$45,000

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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