HR6609Referred to Committee
Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-11
Introduced
40
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat · MA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (526 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/A000148
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (40)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7)Original· 2025-12-11
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2025-12-11
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)Original· 2025-12-11
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)Original· 2025-12-11
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12)Original· 2025-12-11
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)Original· 2025-12-11
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)Original· 2025-12-11
- James Comer (R-KY-1)Original· 2025-12-11
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)Original· 2025-12-11
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2025-12-11
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2025-12-11
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2025-12-11
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-12-11
- Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)Original· 2025-12-11
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)Original· 2025-12-11
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2025-12-11
- Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)Original· 2025-12-11
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)Original· 2025-12-11
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)Original· 2025-12-11
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2025-12-11
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34)Original· 2025-12-11
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)· 2025-12-23
- Austin Scott (R-GA-8)· 2026-01-07
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2)· 2026-01-07
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)· 2026-01-07
- Harold Rogers (R-KY-5)· 2026-01-07
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)· 2026-01-07
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)· 2026-01-07
- Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2026-01-09
- Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2026-01-09
- Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)· 2026-01-30
- Mike Rogers (R-AL-3)· 2026-02-04
- Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4)· 2026-02-09
- Roger Williams (R-TX-25)· 2026-02-23
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5)· 2026-04-14
- Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2026-04-21
- John James (R-MI-10)· 2026-04-30
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2026-05-04
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2026-05-14
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)· 2026-05-14
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 →
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.
2025-12-11
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-12-11
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-12-11
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-11
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-11
Plain-English Summary
This bill would give pharmacists more power in negotiations with Medicare and Medicaid over how much they get paid for filling prescriptions and providing services. The legislation aims to prevent insurance companies and government programs from cutting pharmacy payments too drastically, which could affect both the pharmacists who work in drugstores and the patients who rely on them for medications and health advice.
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