The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024
Latest action · Mar 15, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Nov 8, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Dec 17, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 44, March 12, 2024, page H1149.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3922 | RESPOND Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Mar 12, 2024 |
| S 5021 | 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 | Related bill | Sep 11, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title III of the Social Security Act to ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished under the 340B drug discount program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024
- The 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
