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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Alternatives to PAIN Act

S. 475Introduced Feb 6, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs under part D of the Medicare program.

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

36 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent

19 of 36 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), 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), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David McCormick (R-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Tillis.

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Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.