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 Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, on Dec. 9: CONTENTS/ 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 Summary The purpose of S. 2177, the Taxpayers Right- more ST