United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4577 (113th)
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014
Introduced
6 May 2014
Last action
9 May 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23], Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], David Scott, Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct any prescription drug plan that has in its network one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically underserved area, or among a medically underserved population, and that provides a reduction in coinsurance or copayments for covered part D drugs, to extend to any pharmacy located in that area, or among that population, the option to be an in-network pharmacy under terms and conditions comparable to those the plan has agreed upon with other in-network pharmacies located in the area or among that population.
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Timeline
6 May 2014
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 May 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4577
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4577
- us · 113-hr-4577 · source updated 12 August 2025