Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act
Latest action · Aug 22, 2025 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.
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.
- IntroducedAug 22, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2025 to Jun 25, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Aug 22, 2025 |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Original | Aug 22, 2025 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Aug 22, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Aug 22, 2025 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Aug 22, 2025 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jan 23, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Jan 23, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jan 23, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 25, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Aug 22, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 22, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2025Introduced in House
- Aug 22, 2025Referred 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.
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. 171, no. 140, August 22, 2025, page H3707.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3159 | Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to temporarily provide for long-term care pharmacy supply fees in connection with the dispensing of certain drugs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2025Introduced 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.
