S. 1542 · 118th Congress

DRUG Act

Introduced on May 10, 2023 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 7 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (May 10, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 10, 2023
Cosponsors
7
4 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 improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers.

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 · 4

Republicans · 3

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. May 10, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 10, 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. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA16 reports
    $37.4M reported (all issues)
  2. AMGEN INC.9 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  3. EMD SERONO, INC.9 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  4. PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC8 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  5. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $17.8M reported (all issues)
  6. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (FKA Cigna Corporation7 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  7. Patients Rising Now6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  8. BIOGEN INC.5 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  9. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC5 reports
    Federal contractor: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCAI match · 100%
  10. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  11. NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  12. NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $567.3K reported (all issues)
  13. NOVARTIS CORPORATION5 reports
    $6.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$36.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  15. SANOFI US SERVICES INC5 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  16. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (Formerly Cigna Corporation5 reports
    $10.2M reported (all issues)
  17. GENENTECH INC.4 reports
    Federal contractor: GENENTECH USA, INC$939.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. Government Counsel, LLC (obo) Prime Therapeutics4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  19. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.4 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society4 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  21. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN3 reports
    $807.2K reported (all issues)
  22. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association3 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  23. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.3 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  24. CVS HEALTH3 reports
    $6M reported (all issues)
  25. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.3 reports
    Federal contractor: GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100%
  26. GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC$39.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  27. GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  28. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC.2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  29. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  30. BCBSM, Inc.2 reports
    $62K reported (all issues)
  31. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.2 reports
    $15K reported (all issues)
  32. Cigna Corporation2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CIGNA WORLDWIDE INSURANCE BRANCH$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  33. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.2 reports
  34. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  35. Pharmaceutical Industry Labor Management Association (PILMA)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  36. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  37. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  38. AMERICAN PHARMACIES, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  39. PFIZER INC.1 report
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PFIZER INCAI match · 100%

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 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.