S. 229 · 119th Congress · Senate

DTC Act of 2025

Active· Introduced in Senate
Introduced
Jan 23, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2025 or the DTC Act of 2025

This bill requires consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include certain price information if the drug or biologic is (1) covered under Medicare or Medicaid, and (2) required to include a risk summary under current law.

Specifically, such advertisements must clearly and conspicuously disclose the wholesale price for a 30-day supply of the drug or biologic and may explain that a consumer may pay a different amount for the drug or biologic depending on the consumer's health insurance coverage.

The requirement does not apply to advertisements for drugs or biologics with a wholesale cost of less than $35 for a one-month supply.

Each violation of this requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000.

Action Timeline

2
  1. JAN 23, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text

    CR S337-338; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S337)

    337Yea
    338Nay
    0NV
  2. JAN 23, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in Senate

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Jan 23, 2025

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