I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Doggett , Mr. Welch , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Nadler , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Khanna , Mr. O'Rourke , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.