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S3159Referred to Committee

Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-07
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

James Lankford
James Lankford
Republican · OK · Senator
Votes with party: 77.1% (909 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000575

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2026-02-25
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2026-04-14
  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2026-04-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2025-11-07

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Finance CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-07
  • Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2025-11-07

Plain-English Summary

This bill would protect patients' ability to use specialized pharmacies that deliver medications for long-term care settings like nursing homes and assisted living facilities, likely by preventing insurance companies or government programs from restricting which pharmacies patients can use. The measure aims to ensure that elderly and disabled residents continue to have access to the pharmacy services they depend on without facing new barriers or forced changes to their current providers.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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