118th Congress Health
S. 1250: Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023
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Summary
Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023 or the DTC Act of 2023
This bill requires consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals to include certain price information if the drug or biological is (1) covered under Medicare or Medicaid, and (2) required to include a risk summary under current law. The requirement does not apply to advertisements for drugs or biologicals with a wholesale cost of less than $35 for a one-month supply.
Each violation of this requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- James David Vance R-OHOriginal
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Tina Smith D-MN
Who scored on this bill
- 1Richard Durbin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Richard Durbin.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1297; text: CR S1297-1298)