House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Murphy R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2024
- 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. 7174.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 18, January 31, 2024, Page H365):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program. =========================== NOTE =========================== On January 31, 2024, page H365, the following language appears: By Mr MCCORMICK: H.R. 7174. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 Article 1--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,220 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7174, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 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 May 27, 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
17 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Donald Davis (D-NC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John James (R-MI), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Murphy.
- H.R. 7979 (118th) End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act
- H.R. 2437 (118th) Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment
- H.R. 4381 (118th) PHE Congressional Review Act
- H.R. 4555 (118th) Federal Election Audit Act
- H.R. 8235 (118th) Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act
- H.R. 10073 (118th) Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024
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.