House bill · 115th 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, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1920.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 59, April 5, 2017, Page H2754):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power to regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 161 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1920, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1920
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Earl Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Gene Green (D-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), John Shimkus (R-IL), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.
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- H.R. 5541 (115th) Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018
- H.R. 6835 (115th) PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018
- H.R. 2256 (115th) Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.