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S. 864 119th Congress Senate

HELP Copays Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2025 Introduced by: Roger Marshall Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insurance
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 244

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

  • EMERGENT STRATEGIES
    for PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE KPM GROUP DC LLC
    for THE HS COALITION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE KPM GROUP DC LLC
    for SOLENO THERAPEUTICS, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • EPILEPSY FOUNDATION
    for EPILEPSY FOUNDATION · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
    for BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • EMD SERONO, INC.
    for EMD SERONO INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 864: HELP Copays Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-864/
MLA
"S. 864: HELP Copays Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-864/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 864, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-864/.
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[S. 864: HELP Copays Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-864/)
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