H.R. 2679 · 118th Congress

Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act

Introduced on Apr 18, 2023 by Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 18, 2023
Cosponsors
5
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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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 amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1984 to increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Business records
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health information and medical records
  • Prescription drugs
  • Right of privacy

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.

Ann M. KusterD-NH-2Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

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 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
  6. Dec 17, 2024 · 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. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA10 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  3. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  4. Amgen USA, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN USA INC$126M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. CVS HEALTH5 reports
    $11M reported (all issues)
  6. GENENTECH INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: GENENTECH USA, INC$939.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  8. HIGHMARK INC.5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  9. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  10. NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  11. NOVARTIS CORPORATION5 reports
    $6.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. National Taxpayers Union5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  13. PFIZER INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: PFIZER INCAI match · 100%
  14. Sanofi U.S. Services, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  15. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (Formerly Cigna Corporation5 reports
    $10.2M reported (all issues)
  16. MERCK & CO., INC.4 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC$445.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.3 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists2 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS INC$350.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. Cigna Corporation2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CIGNA WORLDWIDE INSURANCE BRANCH$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  20. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  21. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.