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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1207· Senate(119-SAMDT-1207)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending price gouging on prescription drugs.

Rep. Merkley
Age: 70 years
Oregon
Introduced
2/20/2025
Last activity
2/21/2025 — Amendment SA 1207 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 86.
Sponsored by
Jeff Merkley
Cosponsors
Democrat - 22Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

Mr. Merkley proposed amendment numbered SA 1207 to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reducing federal health program spending for prescription drugs at the end of title III.

The amendment aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger. This applies to legislation relating to reducing health care costs that would not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

Specifically, the legislation may include:

  • Enabling Americans to have a much improved opportunity to purchase prescription drugs at, or near, the lower prices manufacturers charge in other similarly developed nations.

  • Requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to report annually the amount of taxpayer dollars used to benefit manufacturers' research and development efforts.

  • Enacting other mechanisms to purchase prescription drugs at lower prices.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the billAmendment Rejected 49–51

    A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

    02/21/2025 · Roll call 86 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1207 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file)”