Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Safe Step Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 19, 2026 — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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
52 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 37 Democrats, 1 independent
38 of 52 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jon Husted (R-OH), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Justice (R-WV), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and 22 more.
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Related bills
- H.R. 5509 (119th) Safe Step ActIdentical bill
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.