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Key Votes
HR 4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ron Paul voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Stages
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Jan. 12, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (255-170) - Jan. 12, 2007(Key vote)
Title: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower drug prices for part D drugs for people enrolled in a prescription drug plan through part D.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 5, 2007
Sponsors
- John D. Dingell (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas H. 'Tom' Allen (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Altmire (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael A. Arcuri (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Baca Sr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian N. Baird (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Timothy H. 'Tim' Bishop (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU - D)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick C. 'Rick' Boucher (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy E. Boyda (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Brady (PA - D)
- Bruce Braley (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield Jr. (NC - D)
- Lois Capps (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Capuano (MA - D)
- Dennis A. Cardoza (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Russell 'Russ' Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher P. 'Chris' Carney (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kathy Castor (FL - D)
- Albert Ben Chandler III (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donna Marie Christensen (VI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Yvette Diane Clarke (NY - D)
- William Lacy Clay Jr. (MO - D)
- Emanuel Cleaver II (MO - D)
- James E. 'Jim' Clyburn (SC - D)
- Stephen Ira 'Steve' Cohen (TN - D)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Cooper (TN - D)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph D. 'Joe' Courtney (CT - D)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph 'Joe' Crowley (NY - D)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Elijah E. Cummings (MD - D)
- Lincoln Davis (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Artur Davis (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR - D)
- Diana Louise DeGette (CO - D)
- William D. 'Bill' Delahunt (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (CT - D)
- Norman DeValois 'Norm' Dicks (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lloyd A. Doggett II (TX - D)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- Keith Maurice Ellison (MN - D)
- Brad Ellsworth (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rahm Emanuel (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eliot L. Engel (NY - D)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Eni FH Faleomavaega (AS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel 'Sam' Farr (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Filner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Raul M. Grijalva (AZ - D)
- John Hall (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip G. 'Phil' Hare (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian Higgins (NY - D)
- Baron P. Hill (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rubén E. Hinojosa Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mazie K. Hirono (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Darlene Hooley (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steny H. Hoyer (MD - D)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr. (GA - D)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Kagen (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH - D)
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dale E. Kildee (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald James 'Ron' Kind (WI - D)
- Ron Klein (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis J. Kucinich (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- James R. 'Jim' Langevin (RI - D)
- Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Ray 'Rick' Larsen (WA - D)
- John B. Larson (CT - D)
- Barbara J. Lee (CA - D)
- Sander M. 'Sandy' Levin (MI - D)
- John R. Lewis (GA - D)
- Daniel William Lipinski (IL - D)
- David W. 'Dave' Loebsack (IA - D)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA - D)
- Nita M. Lowey (NY - D)
- Stephen F. Lynch (MA - D)
- Tim Mahoney (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (NY - D)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty McCollum (MN - D)
- James A. 'Jim' McDermott (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' McGovern (MA - D)
- Gerald 'Jerry' McNerney (CA - D)
- Michael R. 'Mike' McNulty (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kendrick B. Meek Sr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael H. 'Mike' Michaud (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- George Miller (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harry E. Mitchell (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher S. 'Chris' Murphy (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerrold L. 'Jerry' Nadler (NY - D)
- Grace Flores Napolitano (CA - D)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC - D)
- James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Ross 'Dave' Obey (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John W. Olver (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank J. Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)
- William J. 'Bill' Pascrell Jr. (NJ - D)
- Edward López 'Ed' Pastor (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Perlmutter (CO - D)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Silvestre 'Silver' Reyes (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven R. 'Steve' Rothman (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA - D)
- C. A. Dutch 'Dutch' Ruppersberger (MD - D)
- Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Ryan (OH - D)
- John T. Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA - D)
- John P. Sarbanes (MD - D)
- Janice D. 'Jan' Schakowsky (IL - D)
- Adam B. Schiff (CA - D)
- Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- José E. Serrano (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Sestak Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- Albio Sires (NJ - D)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Victor F. 'Vic' Snyder (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Hilda L. Solis (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Zachary T. 'Zack' Space (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Spratt Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Fortney H. 'Pete' Stark (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Sutton (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen O. Tauscher (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. 'Mike' Thompson (CA - D)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- John F. Tierney (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher 'Chris' Van Hollen Jr. (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (NY - D)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz (MN - D)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL - D)
- Maxine Waters (CA - D)
- Diane E. Watson (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony David Weiner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilson Jr. (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn C. Woolsey (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Wu (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Yarmuth (KY - D)
