S.Amdt. 175

SA 175. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, and Ms.
Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018
through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 45, strike line 2 and all that follows
through page 46, line 14 and insert the following:

SEC. 2000. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Total annual drug spending in the United States is
projected to reach more than $500,000,000,000 by 2018.
(2) One out of five Americans age 19 to 64 cannot afford to
fill their prescriptions.
(3) Spending on prescription drugs in the United States
grew by 12 percent in 2014, faster than in any year since
2002.
(4) Medicare part D drug spending was $90,000,000,000 in
2015, and is expected to increase to $216,000,000,000 by
2025.
(5) Medicare part B drug spending also more than doubled
between 2005 and 2015, increasing from $9,000,000,000 in 2005
to $22,000,000,000 in 2015.
(6) In 2014, prescription drug spending in Medicaid
increased by 24 percent.
(7) During the Presidential campaign, the President-elect
said, "When it comes time to negotiate the cost of drugs,
we're going to negotiate like crazy, folks" and his campaign
website said that, ``allowing consumers access to imported,
safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more
options to consumers.''.
(8) After being elected, the President-Elect said, ``I'm
going to bring down drug prices. I don't like what's happened
with drug prices.''.
(9) On January 11, 2017, the President-elect said, ``We
have to create new bidding procedures for the drug industry,
because they are getting away with murder.''.

SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

(a) Committee on Finance.--The Committee on Finance of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
to reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.
(b) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017 through
2026.
(c) Requirement.--Changes in laws reported by such
Committees shall bring down the price of drugs as promised by
the President-Elect.
(d) Submissions.--In the Senate, not later than January 27,
2017, the Committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall
submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate. Upon receiving all such recommendations, the
Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall report to the
Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such
recommendations without any substantive revision.

SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) Committee on Energy and Commerce.--The Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives shall
submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the
deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2017 through 2026.
(b) Committee on Ways and Means.--The Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives shall submit changes in
laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not
less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017
through 2026.

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(c) Requirement.--Changes in laws reported by such
Committees shall bring down the price of drugs as promised by
the President-Elect.
(d) Submissions.--In the House of Representatives, not
later than January 27, 2017, the committees named in
subsections (a) and (b) shall submit their recommendations to
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives
to carry out this section.
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