To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Legislative Activity
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5159, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 101.
April 23, 2026
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5159, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 101.
April 23, 2026
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5159 proposed by Senator Sanders.
April 23, 2026
Amendment SA 5159 proposed by Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S1915-1916)
April 23, 2026
Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5159.
April 23, 2026
Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5159, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 101.
April 23, 2026
Amendment SA 5159 ruled out of order by the chair.
April 23, 2026
Senate amendment submitted
April 22, 2026
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1 roll call on this amendment
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SA 5159. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to be on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE MOST FAVORED NATION DRUG PRICING. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this [[Page S1999]] resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to reducing the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent, which shall include Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that Americans pay no more for prescription drugs than the Europeans or Canadians, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______