Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6610 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6610 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Auchincloss (for himself, Mr. Comer, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]''. SEC. 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