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Stop Price Gouging Act

USA116th CongressS-378| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Price Gouging Act This bill imposes an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index. For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is due solely to an increase in the cost of the inputs necessary to manufacture the drug. Pharmaceutical companies must submit specified data regarding drug prices and revenue to the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the IG must submit an assessment of the data to the Internal Revenue Service. HHS, upon the recommendation of the IG, may exempt certain drugs from the excise tax if (1) a for-cause price increase exemption should apply; or (2) the drug has an average manufacturer price of not greater than $10 for a 30-day supply and is marketed by at least 3 other holders of applications approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Government Accountability Office must examine (1) how drug manufacturers and health plans establish initial launch prices for newly approved drugs, and (2) alternative methods that have been proposed for setting the price of new drugs.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1093
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1093
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 116-1801: Affordable Medications Act
  • HR 116-1093: Stop Price Gouging Act
Business recordsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesPrescription drugsSales and excise taxes

Stop Price Gouging Act

USA116th CongressS-378| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Stop Price Gouging Act This bill imposes an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index. For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is due solely to an increase in the cost of the inputs necessary to manufacture the drug. Pharmaceutical companies must submit specified data regarding drug prices and revenue to the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the IG must submit an assessment of the data to the Internal Revenue Service. HHS, upon the recommendation of the IG, may exempt certain drugs from the excise tax if (1) a for-cause price increase exemption should apply; or (2) the drug has an average manufacturer price of not greater than $10 for a 30-day supply and is marketed by at least 3 other holders of applications approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Government Accountability Office must examine (1) how drug manufacturers and health plans establish initial launch prices for newly approved drugs, and (2) alternative methods that have been proposed for setting the price of new drugs.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1093
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1093
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 116-1801: Affordable Medications Act
  • HR 116-1093: Stop Price Gouging Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesPrescription drugsSales and excise taxes