WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee has issued a report (H. Rept. 116-324) Part 1 on the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (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, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The report was advanced by R more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 116-154) on legislation (S. 2177) to provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of government programs through the disclosure of cost, performance and areas of duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on Oct. 28, 2019. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Su more ST