Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Dec 23, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| R-MI | John James | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | May 4, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Aug 31, 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 Dec 11, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 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. 209, December 11, 2025, page H5810.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements under Medicare and Medicaid with respect to prescription drug benefits and pharmacy benefit managers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 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.
