House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Ensuring Access to Essential Drugs Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain drugs from the part D manufacturer discount program under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Garbarino R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 6, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1922.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARBARINO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 43, March 6, 2025, Page H1039):Art. 1, Sec. 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 15 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1922, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1922
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1922, last updated February 13, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino.
- H.R. 2096 (119th) Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
- H.R. 9391 (119th) Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026
- H.R. 5061 (119th) Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 5577 (119th) NFIP Extension Act of 2026
- H.R. 4130 (119th) Small Business Relief Act
- H.R. 5079 (119th) Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.