Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
Latest action · Jul 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 23, 2026 |
Committees 3
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 Jun 23, 2026Markup Jul 20, 2026Markup Jul 21, 2026 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2026Markup Jun 25, 2026Reported Jun 25, 2026 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2026 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2026 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
- Jul 20, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 23, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 23, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote price transparency in the health care sector.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil actions and liability
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hospital care
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Photography and imaging
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2026Introduced 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.
