House Floor Summary

On agreeing to the Kennedy amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 6.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Kennedy, numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to express the Sense of Congress regarding the impact of the high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas of the United States.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the O'Halleran amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. O'Halleran demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran amendment No. 5.

On agreeing to the Kennedy amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Kennedy, numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to require another Senate confirmed officer with HHS to carry out the negotiation duties should the Secretary of HHS have a conflict of interest. The General Counsel of HHS would be responsible for identifying these conflicts.

On agreeing to the Peters amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 3.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Peters, numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to to authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance the commercialization of biomedical products, and for other purposes.

On agreeing to the Tonko amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 2.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Tonko, numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to require CMS to create and implement a measure in the Star Ratings program evaluating Medicare Advantage and Part D plans on how well they provide access to biosimilar drugs.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Walden amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Walden demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 758, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walden amendment No. 1.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of further debate on H.R. 3.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3 — "To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes."

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.