S. 2554 · 115th Congress · enacted
Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Became Public Law No: 115-263.
Latest official action 2018-10-10 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health insurance plan or pharmacy benefits manager from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the out-of-pocket cost of a drug under the plan and the cost of the drug without health insurance coverage. (Such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses.) (Sec. 3) The bill also amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to apply certain antitrust filing requirements for generic drug applicants to biosimilar biological product applicants. (Biosimilar biological products, commonly referred to as biosimilars, are biological products approved by the Food and Drug Administration based on their similarity to an already-approved biological product.) Under current law, generic drug applicants that make agreements with brand name drug companies or other generic drug applicants regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of their drugs must file such agreements with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. The bill subjects biosimilar biological product applicants to the same filing requirements.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-10-10
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tina Smith
Senate · MN · Democratic
-$35,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Deb Fischer
Senate · NE · Republican
$357,755PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Angus S. King, Jr.
Senate · ME · Independent
$33,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Martin Heinrich
Senate · NM · Democratic
$454,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
25 of 25 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $9,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$34,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $7,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$34,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $9,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$32,625
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,625
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$31,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $7,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$31,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$30,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$30,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$30,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$29,850
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $11,700
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,150
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$29,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $7,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$28,800
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $12,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,250
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,600
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $7,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,100
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$28,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $3,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$27,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $4,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $4,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$26,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWSP USA INC. PAC$25,500
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $6,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $7,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLETS GET TO WORK PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPENNSYLVANIA HONOR$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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