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H.R. 8270 119th Congress House

Every Dollar Counts Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require ou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require out-of-pocket expenditures for drugs to count towards an individual's deductible and out-of-pocket maximum.

Introduced: April 14, 2026 Introduced by: Gregory F. Murphy Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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.

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Harrigan, Pat
North Carolina · Apr 29, 2026
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Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Apr 16, 2026
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Apr 15, 2026
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Barrett, Tom
Michigan · Apr 14, 2026
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Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Apr 14, 2026
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Apr 14, 2026
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 14, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8270: Every Dollar Counts Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8270/
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"H.R. 8270: Every Dollar Counts Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8270/.
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H.R. 8270, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8270/.
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