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S. 5503 118th Congress Senate

PBM Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies from being under common ownership, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2024 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 12, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 12, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
    for THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FKA CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
    for THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FKA CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Dec 12, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5503: PBM Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5503/
MLA
"S. 5503: PBM Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5503/.
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S. 5503, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5503/.
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[S. 5503: PBM Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5503/)
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