{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3164","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3164,"title":"Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-01","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001172","fullName":"Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]","party":"R","state":"NE","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":143,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Health care costs and insurance","Health care coverage and access","Medicare","Prescription drugs"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides for permanent coverage under Medicare of certain pharmacist services.</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides for permanent coverage of testing and treatment services provided by pharmacists relating to (1) COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat); and (2) other public health needs in relation to a declared public health emergency. (Similar authorities were temporarily granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency.) Such services must be provided in accordance with the applicable state laws governing pharmacists' scope of practice.</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-10T08:05:38Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":5990,"ts":"2026-10-14T08:10:18.040Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Ensuring%20Community%20Access%20to%20Pharmacist%20Services%20Act"}]}}