Key Votes
S Amdt 214 - Prescription Drugs Amendment - Key Vote
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NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A NON-BINDING CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF LAW, BUT IS USED AS A GUIDE FOR CONGRESS AS IT PASSES THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND OTHER BILLS.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (49-50) - March 17, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Prescription Drugs Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment that would allow the Health and Human Services Secretary to negotiate with prescription drug manufactures for the best possible prescription drug prices.
Sponsors
- Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Maria Cantwell (WA - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D)
- William Clarence 'Bill' Nelson Sr. (FL - D)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI - D)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)