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Union Calendar No. 634
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7895
[Report No. 119–729]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2026
Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
July 2, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2026
A BILL
To amend section 408 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit kickbacks to pharmacy benefit managers.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act
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Prohibition on pharmacy benefit manager kickbacks
In general
Section 408(b)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
In the case of a contract or arrangement between a covered plan and a covered service provider for pharmacy benefit management services, no amount of compensation (whether direct compensation or indirect compensation) may be paid by such service provider to any individual or entity for—
the referral, recommendation, placement, retention, or renewal of, or access to, the business of the covered plan or the health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage for the covered plan;
inclusion in, participation in, or the design of—
a request for proposal;
a market check;
an evaluation;
the volume, value, or use of covered plan business; or
any other contracting process.
For the purposes of this clause, the characterization of compensation shall be based on the economic substance and practical operation of the contract or arrangement, without regard to the characterization or labeling of the compensation by the covered service provider.
Any compensation paid by a covered service provider to a brokerage firm, broker, consultant, advisor, or related entity shall be presumed to be related to an activity described in item (aa) or (bb) of subclause (I) unless the parties demonstrate through contemporaneous written documentation that such compensation—
reflects fair market value for bona fide services actually rendered; and
is not related, directly or indirectly, to any activity described in such items.
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Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply for plan years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
July 2, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed