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HR 5400 118th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Medicare Prescription drugs

NO PBMs Act

Introduced: May 21, 2024 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 12, 2023
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.
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines Act or the NO PBMs Act

This bill specifies that prescription drug plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit must permit any pharmacy that meets the plan's contractual terms for network participation to participate in that network and that such terms must be reasonable. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set standards for reasonable terms.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2436 Identical bill NO PBMs Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2024
 R
Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Jun 21, 2024
Cartwright, Matt
· May 21, 2024
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 17, 2024
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 1, 2024
 R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Nov 21, 2023
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 12, 2023
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Sep 12, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5400: NO PBMs Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5400/
MLA
"H.R. 5400: NO PBMs Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5400/.
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H.R. 5400, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5400/.
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