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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026

S. 5004Introduced Jul 15, 2026Policy area: Health

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 for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

Sponsor: Sen. Tina Smith D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress

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Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.