S. 2477 · 118th Congress

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Introduced on Jul 25, 2023 by John Thune (R-SD). 29 cosponsors, 17 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 25, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 25, 2023
Cosponsors
29
17 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.

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.

John ThuneR-SDSponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 12

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. Jul 25, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 25, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. ABBOTT LABORATORIES18 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$90M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Cencora Inc. (formerly AmerisourceBergen Corporation)15 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  3. WALGREEN CO12 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WALGREEN CO.AI match · 99%
  4. American Medical Association10 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. CENCORA, INC.10 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  6. CVS HEALTH10 reports
    $11M reported (all issues)
  7. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE8 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.7 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  9. INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVEAI match · 99%
  10. WALMART INC.6 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  11. 60 Plus Association5 reports
  12. 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%
  13. CARDINAL HEALTH INC.5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC$276.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  15. Healthcare Distribution Alliance (FORMERLY - HDMA)5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  16. Healthcare Distribution Alliance (Healthcare Distribution Managment Assn.)5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  17. Healthcare Leadership Council5 reports
    $540K reported (all issues)
  18. McKesson Corporation & affiliates U.S. Oncology and Rx Savings Solutions5 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)
  19. NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  20. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  21. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS4 reports
    $467.2K reported (all issues)
  22. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.4 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  23. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. dba Susan G. Komen4 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  24. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  25. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $513.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. American Academy of Family Physicians2 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  27. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $10.1M reported (all issues)
  28. SURESCRIPTS2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  29. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)
  30. American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  31. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association1 report
  32. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)1 report
    $920K reported (all issues)
  33. TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  34. University of Michigan1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

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 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.