House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 800.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WHITFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H598):Article 1, section 8, clause 3, which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 800, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/800
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
68 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 31 Democrats
31 of 68 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Lois Capps (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), James Himes (D-CT), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Israel (D-NY) and 38 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edward Whitfield.
- H.R. 3826 (113th) Electricity Security and Affordability Act
- H.R. 4250 (113th) Sunscreen Innovation Act
- H.R. 1518 (113th) PAST Act
- H.R. 1146 (113th) Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013
- H.R. 1149 (113th) WAVE4 Act
- H.R. 1274 (113th) Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.