U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6610: Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to limit the costs of pharmacy benefit managers with respect to Federal employee health benefit plans, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to limit the costs of pharmacy benefit managers with respect to Federal employee health benefit plans, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, December 11, 2025:
A BILL To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to limit the costs of pharmacy benefit managers with respect to Federal employee health benefit plans, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] . SECTION 2. Pharmacy payment and reimbursement requirements (a) In general Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Office of Personnel Management may not contract for or approve a health benefits plan under section 8903 of this title unless such plan-- (A) requires any pharmacy benefits manager administering prescription drug benefits on behalf of such health benefits plan, either directly or through an affiliate of such pharmacy benefits manager, to-- (i) reimburse an in-network pharmacy for the ingredient cost of a prescription drug in an amount equal to the sum of-- (I) the national average drug acquisition cost for the drug on the day of claim adjudication (or, in the case of a drug that does not appear on the national average drug acquisition cost index, the wholesale acquisition cost for such prescription drug); and (II) the lesser of the amount that is equal to 4 percent of the amount described in …
Sponsors
- Jake Auchincloss (D, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- James Comer (R, HD-001)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Juan Ciscomani (R, HD-AZ-6)
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Civil actions and liability, Judicial review and appeals, Health, Prescription drugs, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Health care costs and insurance, User charges and fees
Common questions
- What is HB6610?
- HB6610 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act].
- What does HB6610 do?
- In its own words: To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to limit the costs of pharmacy benefit managers with respect to Federal employee health benefit plans, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6610?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6610?
- Jake Auchincloss (D, HD-004), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6610?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6610
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