Bill · S. 2447· Senate(119-S-2447)
Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act
- Introduced
- 7/24/2025
- Last activity
- 7/24/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Peter Welch
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act," aims to reverse specific legislative changes. It seeks to repeal changes made to Medicaid cost sharing requirements. Additionally, the bill targets the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. To achieve this, it repeals specific sections of Public Law 119-21. The legislation also includes a provision to rescind certain appropriated amounts.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this lower the price of prescription medicines?+6
The bill repeals the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to allow more drugs to be subject to price negotiation.
Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes?+5
The bill repeals changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements to restore previous protections.
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+5
The bill expands the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program by removing the orphan drug exclusion.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-5
The bill rescinds certain appropriated amounts previously authorized under Public Law 119-21.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Medicaid Stability: By repealing changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements, the bill restores the Social Security Act as it existed prior to those changes (Section 2(a)).
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: The bill repeals the exclusion for orphan drugs, which would change how the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program applies to those drugs (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of Funding: The bill rescinds amounts that were previously appropriated under section 71120(c) of Public Law 119-21 (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Reduces Prescription Drug Costs+6Increases Medicaid Funding+5Improves Healthcare Access+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Seniors+5
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 9/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/29/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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