Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Stories / Issue · Sep 3 – Oct 2, 2026

Prescription Drug Pricing

7D30D90D Export CSV
20Members · 13 D · 7 R
21Actions · 14 D · 7 R
16States & territories · NH · PA · NY · WA lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 35Wk ofSep 104Wk ofSep 173Wk ofSep 244Wk ofOct 15Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 3
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 3
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 13
Other 1

Developing stories

1 threads · 2 of 21 actions

INSULIN Act

1 member

  1. Sep 28Shaheen called for Senate floor vote on bipartisan bill to cap monthly insulin costs at $35.
  2. Oct 2Shaheen highlighted editorial support for INSULIN Act capping monthly insulin costs at $35.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 15

  • DShaheen NHChampioned bipartisan bill to cap monthly insulin costs at $35
  • DSchakowsky ILUrged HHS and CBP to permit continued prescription drug imports
  • RLangworthy NYIntroduced Biosimilars Access and Affordability Act
  • DBonamici ORIntroduced bill to safely dispose of unused prescription opioids
  • DWarner VAIntroduced bill to improve specialty pharmacy reimbursement accuracy and lower patient costs
  • DMurray WAPressed nominee on mifepristone safety and effectiveness
  • DBlunt Rochester DEIntroduced bill to protect seniors from surprise healthcare bills
  • RMeuser PAPraised Most Favored Nation drug pricing expansion to all state Medicaid programs
  • DMcBath GAIntroduced Net Effective Cost Transparency and Prescription Drug Affordability Act
  • RTenney NYRecommended Medicare payment incentives for domestically manufactured medicines
  • DSchrier WAIntroduced INSULIN Act to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month
  • RMiller-Meeks IALed INSULIN Act to cap insulin costs at $35 for all Americans
  • DDeGette COIntroduced INSULIN Act to cap insulin at $35 monthly
  • DCraig MNIntroduced INSULIN Act extending $35 insulin cap to all insured individuals
  • RBresnahan PAIntroduced bill capping insulin costs for diabetic patients

Oppose · 3

  • DPocan WIUrged agencies to allow Americans to import lower-cost medicines from Canada
  • DCastor FLIntroduced bill to reverse HHS plan to increase Medicare drug costs
  • DSewell ALOpposes Trump administration termination of Medicare Part D stabilization

What each party did · Democrats 14 · Republicans 7

  • 2Sent letters1
  • 1Hearings0
  • 2Praised1
  • 9Filed or pushed bills4
  • 0Other1

Most active

  1. DShaheen NH3
  2. DSchakowsky IL1
  3. RLangworthy NY1
  4. DBonamici OR1
  5. DPocan WI1
  6. DWarner VA1
  7. DMurray WA1
  8. DBlunt Rochester DE1

By state

  • NH3
  • PA3
  • NY2
  • WA2
  • IL1
  • OR1
  • WI1
  • VA1

+8 more with fewer actions

Every action

21 actions · 22 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      DBonamici OR

      Introduced bipartisan bill to establish 10,000 secure opioid disposal receptacles nationwide.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DPocan WI

      Led letter to HHS and DHS urging continued allowance of prescription drug imports from Canada.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 29, 2026
    • Bill

      DWarner VA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to improve pharmacy reimbursement data and reduce patient out-of-pocket costs.

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 28, 2026
  5. Sep 24, 2026
    • Hearing

      DMurray WA

      Questioned FDA nominee on mifepristone safety, medication abortion, and food safety failures.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DBlunt Rochester DE

      Introduced legislation to protect Medicare beneficiaries from losing prescription drug coverage due to surprise premium payment failures.

      Release ↗

  6. Sep 23, 2026
  7. Sep 18, 2026
    • Praise

      RMeuser PA

      Commended Trump administration for extending Most Favored Nation drug pricing to all state Medicaid programs.

      Release ↗

  8. Sep 17, 2026
  9. Sep 16, 2026
  10. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      DMcBath GA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing.

      Release ↗

  11. Sep 14, 2026
    • Bill

      DSewell AL

      Introduced bill to extend Medicare Part D premium stabilization through 2029.

      Release ↗

  12. Sep 11, 2026
    • Letter

      RTenney NY

      Sent letter to HHS and CMS recommending Medicare incentives for American-made essential medicines.

      Release ↗

  13. Sep 3, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works