Public Law 115-263 · S. 2554 · Became law October 10, 2018

Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

Official title: “To ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees.”

House: voice vote · Senate 98–2
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How it passed

The Senate passed it 98 to 2 on September 17, 2018.

The House passed it by voice vote on September 25, 2018. A voice vote records no individual votes.

It became law on October 10, 2018.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On Passage of the Bill S. 2554”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans49200
Senate Democrats47000
Senate independents2000

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AK · SenateDan SullivanRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateLisa MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateDoug JonesDDemocratYes
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateJohn BoozmanRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateTom CottonRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJeff FlakeRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CA · SenateKamala D. HarrisDDemocratYes
CO · SenateCory GardnerRRepublicanYes
CO · SenateMichael F. BennetDDemocratYes
CT · SenateChristopher MurphyDDemocratYes
CT · SenateRichard BlumenthalDDemocratYes
DE · SenateChristopher A. CoonsDDemocratYes
DE · SenateThomas R. CarperDDemocratYes
FL · SenateBill NelsonDDemocratYes
FL · SenateMarco RubioRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateDavid PerdueRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJohnny IsaksonRRepublicanYes
HI · SenateBrian SchatzDDemocratYes
HI · SenateMazie K. HironoDDemocratYes
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateJoni ErnstRRepublicanYes
ID · SenateJames E. RischRRepublicanYes
ID · SenateMike CrapoRRepublicanYes
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IL · SenateTammy DuckworthDDemocratYes
IN · SenateJoe DonnellyDDemocratYes
IN · SenateTodd YoungRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateJerry MoranRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateRand PaulRRepublicanNo
LA · SenateBill CassidyRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateJohn KennedyRRepublicanYes
MA · SenateEdward J. MarkeyDDemocratYes
MA · SenateElizabeth WarrenDDemocratYes
MD · SenateBenjamin L. CardinDDemocratYes
MD · SenateChris Van HollenDDemocratYes
ME · SenateAngus S. King, Jr.IIndependentYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateDebbie StabenowDDemocratYes
MI · SenateGary C. PetersDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAmy KlobucharDDemocratYes
MN · SenateTina SmithDDemocratYes
MO · SenateClaire McCaskillDDemocratYes
MO · SenateRoy BluntRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateCindy Hyde-SmithRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateRoger F. WickerRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateJon TesterDDemocratYes
MT · SenateSteve DainesRRepublicanYes
NC · SenateRichard BurrRRepublicanYes
NC · SenateThom TillisRRepublicanYes
ND · SenateHeidi HeitkampDDemocratYes
ND · SenateJohn HoevenRRepublicanYes
NE · SenateBen SasseRRepublicanYes
NE · SenateDeb FischerRRepublicanYes
NH · SenateJeanne ShaheenDDemocratYes
NH · SenateMargaret Wood HassanDDemocratYes
NJ · SenateCory A. BookerDDemocratYes
NJ · SenateRobert MenendezDDemocratYes
NM · SenateMartin HeinrichDDemocratYes
NM · SenateTom UdallDDemocratYes
NV · SenateCatherine Cortez MastoDDemocratYes
NV · SenateDean HellerRRepublicanYes
NY · SenateCharles E. SchumerDDemocratYes
NY · SenateKirsten E. GillibrandDDemocratYes
OH · SenateRob PortmanRRepublicanYes
OH · SenateSherrod BrownDDemocratYes
OK · SenateJames LankfordRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanYes
OR · SenateJeff MerkleyDDemocratYes
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenatePatrick J. ToomeyRRepublicanYes
PA · SenateRobert P. Casey, Jr.DDemocratYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratYes
RI · SenateSheldon WhitehouseDDemocratYes
SC · SenateLindsey GrahamRRepublicanYes
SC · SenateTim ScottRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateJohn ThuneRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateMike RoundsRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateBob CorkerRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateLamar AlexanderRRepublicanYes
TX · SenateJohn CornynRRepublicanYes
TX · SenateTed CruzRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateMike LeeRRepublicanNo
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanYes
VA · SenateMark R. WarnerDDemocratYes
VA · SenateTim KaineDDemocratYes
VT · SenateBernard SandersIIndependentYes
VT · SenatePatrick J. LeahyDDemocratYes
WA · SenateMaria CantwellDDemocratYes
WA · SenatePatty MurrayDDemocratYes
WI · SenateRon JohnsonRRepublicanYes
WI · SenateTammy BaldwinDDemocratYes
WV · SenateJoe Manchin, IIIDDemocratYes
WV · SenateShelley Moore CapitoRRepublicanYes
WY · SenateJohn BarrassoRRepublicanYes
WY · SenateMichael B. EnziRRepublicanYes

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