PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action · Dec 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 4, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2025 to Aug 7, 2026; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Dec 4, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jan 5, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jan 28, 2026 | |
| R-PA | David McCormick | Aug 7, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Dec 4, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 891 | Bipartisan Health Care Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2025 |
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
| HR 4317 | PBM Reform Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid and prevent the use of abusive spread pricing in Medicaid, and to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries and modernize and ensure PBM accountability under Medicare.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
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