House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act

H.R. 2450Introduced Mar 27, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1984 to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit management services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI

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IntroducedMar 27, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 27, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2450.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McDONALD RIVET, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 56, March 27, 2025, Page H1339):
U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Sec. 8
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