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Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act
To repeal changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements and the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
Summary
The Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act repeals two provisions from a previous federal reconciliation act (Public Law 119-21). The bill repeals changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements that were made under Section 71120 of that act, and also rescinds any appropriations made for those changes. It also repeals changes to the orphan drug exclusion under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program that were made under Section 71203. The effect of these repeals is to restore Medicaid cost sharing and orphan drug treatment to their status before those changes were enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Peter Welch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $8,600
- THE OLD MOUNTAIN COMPANY, INC. $3,300
- WEST FRONT STRATEGIES $2,500
- UCAR $2,300
- MINILEC SERVICE $2,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Peter Welch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 24, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Jul 24, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To repeal changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements and the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CHANGES TO MEDICAID COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Repeal.—Section 71120 of the Act titled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted.
(b) Rescission.—The amounts appropriated under section 71120(c) of the Act titled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CHANGES TO EXCLUSION FOR ORPHAN DRUGS UNDER THE DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION PROGRAM.
Section 71203 of the Act titled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted. <all>
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