H.R. 830 · 118th Congress

HELP Copays Act

Introduced on Feb 6, 2023 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 142 cosponsors, 104 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 17, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 6, 2023
Cosponsors
142
104 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 title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Health care costs and insurance

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.

Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 104

Republicans · 38

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 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. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA24 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  2. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY15 reports
    $8.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY$8.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. ABBVIE14 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ABBVIE US LLC$154.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. SANOFI US SERVICES INC13 reports
    $11.1M reported (all issues)
  5. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.10 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)
  6. MERCK & CO., INC.10 reports
    Federal contractor: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC$445.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.10 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Travere Therapeutics10 reports
    $635K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC.$323.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. AMGEN INC.8 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  10. Infusion Providers Alliance7 reports
    $135K reported (all issues)
  11. UCB, INC.7 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  12. CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES6 reports
  13. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  14. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)6 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)
  15. National Alopecia Areata Foundation6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  16. ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  17. ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC$733.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  18. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)5 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)
  19. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  20. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  21. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  22. ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  23. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  24. Alliance for Patient Access5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  25. American Medical Association5 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  26. BIOGEN INC.5 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  27. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION5 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)
  28. CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION5 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  29. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  30. DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  31. EMD SERONO, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  32. EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  33. Epilepsy Foundation5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  34. Hemophilia of Georgia5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  35. LUNDBECK LLC5 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUNDBECK LLCAI match · 99%
  36. Life Sciences Pennsylvania5 reports
    $11K reported (all issues)
  37. NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY5 reports
    $319.3K reported (all issues)
  38. NOVARTIS CORPORATION5 reports
    $6.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. National Scleroderma Foundation5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  40. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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.