Amendment · S.Amdt. 5159· Senate(119-SAMDT-5159)
To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.
Age: 85 years
Vermont
- Introduced
- 4/22/2026
- Last activity
- 4/23/2026 — Amendment SA 5159 ruled out of order by the chair.
- Sponsored by
- Bernie Sanders
- Cosponsors
- None
- Changes bill
- 119-SCONRES-33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
- Introduced
- Ruled out of order by the chair
What this amendment would do
SA 5159, submitted by Mr. Sanders, aims to add a section to the end of title III regarding a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce the price of prescription drugs.
The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that meets these goals:
- Reducing the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent.
- Including Most Favored Nation drug pricing to ensure Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than Canadians or Europeans.
- Ensuring the legislation does not increase the deficit between fiscal years 2026 through 2035.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.
None of them settled the amendment — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.
- 4/23/2026
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5159, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 101.
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5159 proposed by Senator Sanders.
- Amendment SA 5159 proposed by Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S1915-1916)
- Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5159.
- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5159, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 101.
- Amendment SA 5159 ruled out of order by the chair.
- 4/22/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors