S. 1375 · 118th Congress

HELP Copays Act

Introduced on Apr 27, 2023 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 25 cosponsors, 16 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 27, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
Cosponsors
25
16 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

A bill 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.

Roger MarshallR-KSSponsor

Democrats · 16

Independents · 1

Republicans · 8

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. Apr 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 27, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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. ABBVIE10 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ABBVIE US LLC$154.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.10 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)
  3. SANOFI US SERVICES INC10 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  4. Travere Therapeutics10 reports
    $635K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC.$323.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. UCB, INC.8 reports
    $940K reported (all issues)
  6. AMGEN INC.7 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  7. Infusion Providers Alliance7 reports
    $135K reported (all issues)
  8. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  9. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  10. ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  13. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  14. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  15. American Medical Association5 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  16. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION5 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)
  17. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  18. EMD SERONO, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  19. Epilepsy Foundation5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  20. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  21. LUNDBECK LLC5 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUNDBECK LLCAI match · 99%
  22. NOVARTIS CORPORATION5 reports
    $6.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Patient Access Network Foundation5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  24. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. THE ALS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $135K reported (all issues)
  26. The Hemophilia Alliance5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  27. The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research5 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  28. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. dba Susan G. Komen5 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  29. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED5 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  30. GENENTECH INC.4 reports
    Federal contractor: GENENTECH USA, INC$939.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. HIGHMARK INC.4 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  32. Hemophilia Federation America4 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  33. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.3 reports
    $5.5M reported (all issues)
  34. Astria Therapeutics, Inc.3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  35. National Health Council3 reports
    $95K reported (all issues)
  36. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $10.1M reported (all issues)
  37. Fulcrum Therapeutics1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  38. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100%
  39. HARMONY BIOSCIENCES, LLC1 report
    Federal contractor: HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC$614.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. Immune Deficiency Foundation1 report
    $30K 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.