H.R. 2534 · 118th Congress

PROTECT 340B Act of 2023

Introduced on Apr 6, 2023 by Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7). 37 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 6, 2023
Cosponsors
37
5 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  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 amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount program, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Abigail Davis SpanbergerD-VA-7Sponsor

Democrats · 32

Republicans · 5

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. Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 6, 2023 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Apr 6, 2023 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Apr 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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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. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $14.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  3. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  4. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS INC$350.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Association of American Medical Colleges5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  6. EMD SERONO, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  7. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  8. HARVARD UNIVERSITY5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.5 reports
    $275K reported (all issues)
  10. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  11. SAINT LUKES HEALTH SYSTEM (FKA St. Lukes Regional Medical Center LTD)5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  12. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. TRINITY HEALTH5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  14. WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  15. 340B HEALTH4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  16. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.4 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  17. Stanford Health Care4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: STANFORD HEALTH CARE$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. NOVARTIS CORPORATION3 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NYS2 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.AI match · 100%
  20. CHRISTIANACARE1 report
  21. GRINDR LLC1 report
    $522.5K reported (all issues)
  22. Medical University Hospital Authority1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY$771K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. The University of Alabama System1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  24. VIZIENT, INC.1 report
    $780K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIZIENT INC$18.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.