Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 2554
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- Last Updated
- 2026-01-10T07:01:47Z
Official Summary
Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
This bill applies certain Medicare prescription drug rebate requirements to prescription drugs that are available under private health insurance.
Current law requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that (1) cost $100 or more per year per individual, and (2) for which prices increase faster than inflation. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties.
The bill applies these requirements to prescription drugs that are available in the commercial market under private health insurance. It also indexes rebate calculations to drug prices in 2016 (as opposed to 2021).
Sponsor
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Cosponsors (2)
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Recent Actions
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2025-04-01: Introduced in House
- 2025-04-01: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Lower Drug Costs for Families Act — issued 2025-04-01 — PDF (8 pages)