HR 1073 · 105th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to encourage the use of generic instead of nongeneric drugs.

Introduced 1997-03-13· Sponsored by Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.(1997-03-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal law relating to health insurance for Government employees to require that each health insurance contract ensure that, to the extent possible, prescriptions are filled with a generic form of the drug involved unless the nongeneric form is ordered by the provider or requested by the individual.…

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Cosponsors (12)

10 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5]WI
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-15]MI
Del. Christian-Green, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6]MN
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL