HR 8857 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to adjust which engineered cyclic peptides are qualifying single source drugs for purposes of the Drug Price Negotiation Program.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-05-15
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
- Morelle, Joseph D. (D, NY-25) — sponsor · 2026-05-15
- Gottheimer, Josh (D, NJ-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Pfluger, August (R, TX-11) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Kean, Thomas H. (R, NJ-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
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
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Pfluger, August | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Kean, Thomas H. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Gottheimer, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Morelle, Joseph D. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Morelle, Joseph D. (D, house NY-25) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Gottheimer, Josh (D, house NJ-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kean, Thomas H. (R, house NJ-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pfluger, August (R, house TX-11) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 57 | $58,585 | $58,585 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $13,650 | $13,650 |
| 3 | university of rochester | 0 | $0 | 6 | $8,750 | $8,750 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 69 | $7,059 | $7,059 |
| 5 | sterling risk | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | hackman capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | 22c capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | rochester regional health | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | wilmorite construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | chicago trading company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | coinbase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 15 | kimco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | linden capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | bartlit beck | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | passero associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | sidley austin llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 21 | federal street strategies | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | sb advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 23 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | |
| 24 | landers management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Morelle, Joseph D. (D · house · NY-25) · sponsor
- Gottheimer, Josh (D · house · NJ-5) · cosponsor
- Kean, Thomas H. (R · house · NJ-7) · cosponsor
- Pfluger, August (R · house · TX-11) · 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.
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Gottheimer, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Kean, Thomas H. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Pfluger, August (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · sponsored by Morelle, Joseph D. (sponsor) · sponsorship