House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4895.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 129, July 26, 2023, Page H4031):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall have power] To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations, and among several States, and with the Indian Tribes The single subject of this legislation is: Drug pricingSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4895, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4895
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
74 cosponsors — 74 Democrats
0 of 74 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William Keating (D-MA) and 44 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
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- H.R. 7520 (118th) Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024
- H.R. 675 (118th) Secure Space Act of 2023
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- H.R. 1320 (118th) COAST Anti-Drilling Act
- H.R. 5683 (118th) Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.