II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1369 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2017 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Franken , Mr. Reed , Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike, and for other purposes.