The Prevention Through Affordable Access Act (S.2347, H.R.4054)

A bill to amend the title XIX of the Social Security Act to restore and protect access to Medicaid discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics.

Sponsor(s):     Senate: Sen. Barack Obama (IL)
                        House: Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-7)

Introduced:    Senate: 11/13/2007, House: 11/1/2007

Status/ Last Major Action:  
Senate: 11/13/07- Read twice and referred to Committee on Finance.
House: 11/1/07- Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Cosponsors:

Senate: 30
Sen. Baucus, Max (MT), Sen. Bingaman, Jeff (NM), Sen. Boxer, Barbara (CA), Sen. Brown, Sherrod (OH), Sen. Cantwell, Maria (WA), Sen. Carper, Thomas R. (DE), Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham (NY), Sen. Collins, Susan M. (ME), Sen. Durbin, Richard (IL), Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (CA), Sen. Harkin, Tom (IA), Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. (MA), Sen. Kerry, John F. (MA), Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (MN), Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. (NJ), Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (VT), Sen. Levin, Carl (MI), Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. (CT), Sen. McCaskill, Claire (MO), Sen. Menendez, Robert (NJ), Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. (MD), Sen. Murray, Patty (WA), Sen. Nelson, Bill (FL), Sen. Sanders, Bernard (VT), Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (NY), Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. (ME), Sen. Stabenow, Debbie (MI), Sen. Tester, Jon (MT), Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (RI), Sen. Wyden, Ron (OR)

House: 150
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil (HI-1), Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. (NY-5), Rep. Allen, Thomas H. (ME-1), Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. (NY-24), Rep. Baldwin, Tammy (WI-2), Rep. Berkley, Shelley (NV-1), Rep. Berman, Howard L. (CA-28), Rep. Biggert, Judy (IL-13), Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. (GA-2), Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. (NY-1), Rep. Blumenauer, Earl (OR-3), Rep. Boucher, Rick (VA-9), Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. (KS-2), Rep. Braley, Bruce L. (IA-1), Rep. Brown, Corrine (FL-3), Rep. Capps, Lois (CA-23), Rep. Capuano, Michael E. (MA-8), Rep. Carnahan, Russ (MO-3), Rep. Carney, Christopher P. (PA-10), Rep. Carson, Julia (IN-7), Rep. Castor, Kathy (FL-11), Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. (NY-11), Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy MO-1Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel (MO-5), Rep. Cohen, Steve (TN-9), Rep. Costa, Jim (CA-20), Rep. Courtney, Joe (CT-2), Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. (MD-7), Rep. Davis, Susan A. (CA-53), Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. (OR-4), Rep. DeGette, Diana (CO-1), Rep. Delahunt, William D. (MA-10), Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (CT-3), Rep. Dent, Charles W. (PA-15), Rep. Dicks, Norman D. (WA-6), Rep. Doggett, Lloyd (TX-25), Rep. Ellison, Keith (MN-5), Rep. Emanuel, Rahm (IL-5), Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. (CA-14), Rep. Farr, Sam (CA-17), Rep. Fattah, Chaka (PA-2), Rep. Filner, Bob (CA-51), Rep. Frank, Barney (MA-4), Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-8), Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (NY-20), Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. (TX-20), Rep. Gordon, Bart (TN-6), Rep. Green, Al (TX-9), Rep. Green, Gene (TX-29), Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. (AZ-7), Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. (IL-4), Rep. Hall, John J. (NY-19), Rep. Harman, Jane (CA-36), Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. (FL-23), Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. (NY-22), Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben (TX-15), Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. (HI-2), Rep. Holt, Rush D. (NJ-12), Rep. Honda, Michael M. (CA-15), Rep. Hooley, Darlene (OR-5), Rep. Inslee, Jay (WA-1), Rep. Israel, Steve (NY-2), Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (IL-2), Rep. Jefferson, William J. (LA-2), Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (OH-11), Rep. Kagen, Steve (WI-8), Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. (RI-1), Rep. Kind, Ron (WI-3), Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven (IL-10), Rep. Klein, Ron (FL-22), Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. (OH-10), Rep. Langevin, James R. (RI-2), Rep. Lantos, Tom (CA-12), Rep. Larsen, Rick (WA-2), Rep. Lee, Barbara (CA-9), Rep. Levin, Sander M. (MI-12), Rep. Lewis, John (GA-5), Rep. Loebsack, David (IA-2), Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (CA-16), Rep. Lowey, Nita M. (NY-18), Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. (MA-9), Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. (NY-14), Rep. Markey, Edward J. (MA-7), Rep. Matheson, Jim (UT-2), Rep. Matsui, Doris O. (CA-5), Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn (NY-4), Rep. McCollum, Betty (MN-4), Rep. McDermott, Jim (WA-7), Rep. McGovern, James P. (MA-3), Rep. McNerney, Jerry (CA-11), Rep. McNulty, Michael R. (NY-21), Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. (NY-6), Rep. Michaud, Michael H. (ME-2), Rep. Miller, Brad (NC-13), Rep. Miller, George (CA-7), Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. (AZ-5), Rep. Moore, Dennis (KS-3), Rep. Moore, Gwen (WI-4), Rep. Moran, James P. (VA-8), Rep. Murphy, Christopher S. (CT-5), Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. (PA-8), Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (NY-8), Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. (CA-38), Rep. Neal, Richard E. (MA-2), Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (DC)Rep. Olver, John W. (MA-1), Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. (NJ-8), Rep. Payne, Donald M. (NJ-10), Rep. Perlmutter, Ed (CO-7), Rep. Price, David E. (NC-4), Rep. Pryce, Deborah (OH-15), Rep. Ramstad, Jim (MN-3), Rep. Rothman, Steven R. (NJ-9), Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille (CA-34), Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (MD-2), Rep. Ryan, Tim (OH-17), Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. (CA-39), Rep. Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47), Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. (IL-9), Rep. Schiff, Adam B. (CA-29), Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. (PA-13), Rep. Serrano, Jose E. (NY-16), Rep. Sestak, Joe (PA-7), Rep. Shays, Christopher (CT-4), Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol (NH-1), Rep. Sherman, Brad (CA-27), Rep. Sires, Albio (NJ-13), Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (NY-28), Rep. Smith, Adam (WA-9), Rep. Snyder, Vic (AR-2), Rep. Solis, Hilda L. (CA-32), Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (SC-5), Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete (CA-13), Rep. Sutton, Betty (OH-13), Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. (CA-10), Rep. Thompson, Mike (CA-1), Rep. Tierney, John F. (MA-6), Rep. Towns, Edolphus (NY-10), Rep. Tsongas, Niki (MA-5), Rep. Van Hollen, Chris (MD-8), Rep. Walz, Timothy J. (MN-1), Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (FL-20), Rep. Waters, Maxine (CA-35), Rep. Waxman, Henry A. (CA-30), Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. (NY-9), Rep. Welch, Peter (VT), Rep Wexler, Robert (FL-19), Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. (CA-6), Rep. Wu, David (OR-1), Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell (MD-4), Rep. Yarmuth, John A. (KY-3)