S. 2355 · 119th Congress

Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

Introduced on Jul 17, 2025 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 25 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 27, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 17, 2025
Cosponsors
25
14 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. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Photography and imaging
  • Surgery and anesthesia

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 · 14

Republicans · 11

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 17, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 17, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  3. Mar 19, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
  4. Jul 22, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Jul 27, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jul 27, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  7. Jul 27, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

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. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $17.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports
    $16.7M reported (all issues)
  3. BCBSM, Inc.4 reports
    $118K reported (all issues)
  4. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association4 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  6. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.4 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  7. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.4 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  8. CLARITEV (FORMERLY MULTIPLAN CORPORATION)4 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  9. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS4 reports
    $765.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. HCA HEALTHCARE, INC.4 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  11. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS4 reports
    $623.5K reported (all issues)
  12. NOMI HEALTH, INC.4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  13. Nemours Children's Health4 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  14. PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC4 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  15. PatientRightsAdvocate.org Inc.4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  16. The Nemours Foundation - a Florida not-for-profit Corporation4 reports
    $587.2K reported (all issues)
  17. AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION3 reports
  18. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN3 reports
    $818.7K reported (all issues)
  19. Families USA Foundation, Inc.3 reports
    $21K reported (all issues)
  20. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$67.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.3 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  22. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)
  23. Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  24. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$67.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.3 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  26. U.S. Public Interest Research Group3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  27. AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  28. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL2 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  29. AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  30. American Clinical Laboratory Assn2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  31. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  32. Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  33. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE2 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  34. Blood Cancer United (FKA The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)2 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  35. Cigna Corporation2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CIGNA WORLDWIDE INSURANCE BRANCH$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  36. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.2 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  37. ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  38. FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  39. Government Counsel, LLC (obo) Prime Therapeutics2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  40. HIGHMARK INC.2 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 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.