HR 6609 — Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Clyde, Andrew S. (R, GA-9) — cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, TN-3) — cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R, TX-12) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP | URAC, INC. | $70,000 | H.R. 6609 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE | INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE | — | H.R. 6609 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Clyde, Andrew S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goldman, Craig A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6609 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | URAC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6609 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Goldman, Craig A. (R, house TX-12) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Clyde, Andrew S. (R, house GA-9) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, house TN-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URAC, INC. | 1 | $70,000 | 0 | $0 | $70,000 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 11 | $23,835 | $23,835 |
| 3 | saulsbury industries | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | saulsbury industries, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | the law offices of blake a. poole llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | law offices of irina roller pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | h2 capital, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 11 | strategic farm marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | mercer university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | syfan logistics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | bowen farming ent | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | ww investment group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | csmc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | donoho insurance group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | katten | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | ansi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 5 | $875 | $875 |
| 22 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $775 | $775 |
| 23 | alabama house of representatives | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | reynolds, horne & survant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Clyde, Andrew S. (R · house · GA-9) · cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R · house · TN-3) · cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R · house · TX-12) · cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Clyde, Andrew S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goldman, Craig A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by URAC (h.r. 6609) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE (h.r. 6609) · lobbying_bill_mention