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H.R. 4390: PROTECT 340B Act of 2021

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H.R. 4390: PROTECT 340B Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

PROTECT 340B Act of 2021

Plain summary

Preserving Rules Ordered for The Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 or the PROTECT 340B Act of 2021 This bill prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health insurance plans from discriminating against health providers participating in the 340B drug pricing program, including pharmacies contracted with such providers to dispense 340B drugs. The 340B program allows certain providers to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers. Specifically, PBMs and insurance plans may not reimburse 340B participants at a lower rate than other entities not participating in the program; impose differing terms (such as fees, charge-backs, or audits) on 340B participants; interfere with an individual's choice to receive drugs from a 340B participant; require 340B participants to identify which drugs fall within the program; or refuse to contract with a 340B participant on the basis that they utilize the program. Violations of this bill are subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation per day. These prohibitions also apply to prescription drug (Part D) sponsors under Medicare. The bill also provides for a process to prevent duplicate 340B drug discounts to states under Medicaid.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

PROTECT 340B Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 115 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ben Cline (R-VA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Joe Neguse (D-CO), John B. Larson (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Steve Womack (R-AR), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Darren Soto (D-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC) and 55 more.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4390 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117