S. 773: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

S. 773: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-16 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that began participating in the program during or prior to the COVID-19 emergency.

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Official text

A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 34 cosponsors

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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s773.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s773 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117