II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 348 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2017 Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Reed , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.