H.R. 6609
119th Congress
House
Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Official title: 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.
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2 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
Dec 11, 2025
Introduced in House
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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.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
37
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
- CVS HEALTH (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
- PUBLIC CITIZEN
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
- TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
- PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- White House Office
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Cosponsors
41
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Palmer, Gary J.
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
R
James, John
R
Mann, Tracey
R
Strong, Dale W.
R
Williams, Roger
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Rogers, Mike D.
R
Clyde, Andrew S.
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Sessions, Pete
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
R
Fulcher, Russ
R
Maloy, Celeste
D
McGarvey, Morgan
R
Rogers, Harold
R
Scott, Austin
R
Westerman, Bruce
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Budzinski, Nikki
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Ciscomani, Juan
D
Cohen, Steve
R
Comer, James
D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
R
Goldman, Craig A.
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
R
Harshbarger, Diana
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
McCollum, Betty
R
Moore, Barry
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Pressley, Ayanna
D
Subramanyam, Suhas
D
Tlaib, Rashida
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6609: Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6609/
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