H.R. 4317 · 119th Congress

PBM Reform Act of 2025

Introduced on Jul 10, 2025 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 71 cosponsors, 31 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 10, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 10, 2025
Cosponsors
71
31 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 assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

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 · 31

Republicans · 40

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. Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 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. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 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. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 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.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE9 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVEAI match · 99%
  2. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $12.4M reported (all issues)
  3. Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association6 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  4. Alliance for Patient Access5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports
    $16.7M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY4 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  8. CVS HEALTH4 reports
    $11.3M reported (all issues)
  9. EMD SERONO, INC.4 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  10. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  11. INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC.4 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  12. NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  13. NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY4 reports
    $283.8K reported (all issues)
  14. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $37M reported (all issues)
  15. SELECTQUOTE4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN PHARMACIES, INC.3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  17. AMGEN INC.3 reports
    $8.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  18. Blood Cancer United (FKA The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)3 reports
    $860K reported (all issues)
  19. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  21. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)3 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  22. WAKEFERN FOOD CORP.3 reports
  23. BIOGEN INC.2 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  24. California Medical Association Inc.2 reports
    $161.9K reported (all issues)
  25. LUNDBECK LLC2 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUNDBECK LLCAI match · 99%
  26. OLIN CORPORATION2 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OLIN WINCHESTER LLC$6.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  28. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  29. WALGREEN CO2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WALGREEN CO.AI match · 99%
  30. American Medical Association1 report
    $4.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  31. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC.1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)
  32. Center for Health and Democracy1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  33. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC1 report
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCAI match · 100%
  34. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION1 report
    $4.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$13.3B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF HEALTHCARE PURCHASER COALITIONS1 report
  36. National Association of Nuclear Pharmacies1 report
  37. PFIZER INC.1 report
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PFIZER INCAI match · 100%
  38. PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  39. Transparency-Rx Corp.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  40. UCB, INC.1 report
    $350K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.