H.R. 1503 · 118th Congress

Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 9, 2023 by Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1). 32 cosponsors, 19 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 17, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 9, 2023
Cosponsors
32
19 from the other party
Policy area
Health

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for digital communication of prescribing information for drugs (including biological products), and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1Sponsor

Democrats · 19

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. MERCK & CO., INC.12 reports
    $18.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC$445.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. VIATRIS INC.11 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  3. SANOFI US SERVICES INC8 reports
    $11.6M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  5. CENCORA, INC.5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  6. HealthCare Institute of New Jersey5 reports
    $273.7K reported (all issues)
  7. Twin Rivers Paper Company5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES4 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  9. Amazon.com Services LLC3 reports
    $13.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP3 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP$500 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.2 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC$467.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  12. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)2 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  13. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA2 reports
    $16M reported (all issues)
  14. Pharmaceutical Printed Literature Association2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.