U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 5509
Safe Step Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Rick W. AllenR-GA-12
- Introduced
- September 19, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (169)
113 Democrats, 56 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Lucy McBathD-GA-6
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksR-IA-1
- Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO-3
- Raul RuizD-CA-25
Signed on later
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3November 7, 2025
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14November 7, 2025
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5November 7, 2025
- Steve CohenD-TN-9November 7, 2025
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4November 7, 2025
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17November 7, 2025
- Lizzie FletcherD-TX-7November 7, 2025
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5November 7, 2025
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1November 7, 2025
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5November 7, 2025
- Mike KennedyR-UT-3November 7, 2025
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8November 7, 2025
- Tracey MannR-KS-1November 7, 2025
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-ALNovember 7, 2025
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6November 7, 2025
- Kevin MullinD-CA-15November 7, 2025
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50November 7, 2025
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1November 7, 2025
- Josh RileyD-NY-19November 7, 2025
- Hillary J. ScholtenD-MI-3November 7, 2025
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12November 7, 2025
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13November 7, 2025
- Gabe VasquezD-NM-2November 7, 2025
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7November 7, 2025
- James R. WalkinshawD-VA-11November 7, 2025
- Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1November 7, 2025
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12November 17, 2025
- Frank J. MrvanD-IN-1November 17, 2025
- Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2November 17, 2025
- Sharice DavidsD-KS-3November 20, 2025
- Barry LoudermilkR-GA-11November 21, 2025
- Mike LevinD-CA-49December 9, 2025
- Angie CraigD-MN-2December 10, 2025
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1December 10, 2025
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1December 12, 2025
- Joaquin CastroD-TX-20December 12, 2025
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20December 12, 2025
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9December 12, 2025
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46December 16, 2025
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1December 16, 2025
- Laura GillenD-NY-4December 16, 2025
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8December 16, 2025
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13December 16, 2025
- Julie JohnsonD-TX-32January 7, 2026
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17January 13, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-ALJanuary 14, 2026
- Richard HudsonR-NC-9January 20, 2026
- Bradley Scott SchneiderD-IL-10January 20, 2026
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19January 22, 2026
- Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6February 4, 2026
- Brian J. MastR-FL-21February 4, 2026
- Janelle S. BynumD-OR-5February 10, 2026
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26February 10, 2026
- Adam SmithD-WA-9February 10, 2026
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8February 12, 2026
- Nikki BudzinskiD-IL-13February 12, 2026
- Ed CaseD-HI-1February 12, 2026
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1February 12, 2026
- Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23February 12, 2026
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4February 12, 2026
- Burgess OwensR-UT-4February 12, 2026
- Mark PocanD-WI-2February 12, 2026
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2February 12, 2026
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12February 20, 2026
- Becca BalintD-VT-ALFebruary 20, 2026
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6February 20, 2026
- Randy FineR-FL-6February 20, 2026
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10February 20, 2026
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10February 20, 2026
- James A. HimesD-CT-4February 20, 2026
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2February 20, 2026
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27February 20, 2026
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5February 20, 2026
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5February 20, 2026
- Laura FriedmanD-CA-30February 24, 2026
- J. French HillR-AR-2February 24, 2026
- Bill HuizengaR-MI-4February 24, 2026
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.D-NJ-3March 4, 2026
- Mike EzellR-MS-4March 4, 2026
- Young KimR-CA-40March 4, 2026
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4March 4, 2026
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5March 4, 2026
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32March 4, 2026
- Emilia Strong SykesD-OH-13March 4, 2026
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20March 4, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2March 18, 2026
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4March 18, 2026
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.R-NJ-7March 18, 2026
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1March 18, 2026
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12March 18, 2026
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11March 18, 2026
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3March 18, 2026
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3March 18, 2026
- Michael R. TurnerR-OH-10March 18, 2026
- Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3March 18, 2026
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25March 18, 2026
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-5March 25, 2026
- Derek SchmidtR-KS-2March 25, 2026
- Maggie GoodlanderD-NH-2March 26, 2026
- Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15March 26, 2026
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12March 26, 2026
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2March 26, 2026
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24April 15, 2026
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezD-WA-3April 15, 2026
- Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1April 15, 2026
- Ashley HinsonR-IA-2April 15, 2026
- Jennifer A. KiggansR-VA-2April 15, 2026
- Ted LieuD-CA-36April 15, 2026
- Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-7April 15, 2026
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5April 15, 2026
- Grace MengD-NY-6April 15, 2026
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6April 15, 2026
- Gregory F. MurphyR-NC-3April 15, 2026
- Dan NewhouseR-WA-4April 15, 2026
- Chris PappasD-NH-1April 15, 2026
- David RouzerR-NC-7April 15, 2026
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15April 15, 2026
- Rudy Yakym IIIR-IN-2April 15, 2026
- Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1April 27, 2026
- Mike FloodR-NE-1April 27, 2026
- Nick LaLotaR-NY-1April 27, 2026
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5April 27, 2026
- Tim MooreR-NC-14April 27, 2026
- W. Gregory SteubeR-FL-17April 28, 2026
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10April 29, 2026
- Mike KellyR-PA-16April 29, 2026
- Ami BeraD-CA-6May 13, 2026
- Jeff CrankR-CO-5May 13, 2026
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7May 13, 2026
- Michael GuestR-MS-3May 13, 2026
- Donald NorcrossD-NJ-1May 13, 2026
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1May 13, 2026
- Darin LaHoodR-IL-16May 21, 2026
- Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6May 21, 2026
- John JoyceR-PA-13June 4, 2026
- Troy BaldersonR-OH-12June 11, 2026
- Al GreenD-TX-9June 11, 2026
- Greg StantonD-AZ-4June 11, 2026
- Ryan MackenzieR-PA-7June 23, 2026
- Analilia MejiaD-NJ-11June 23, 2026
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8June 23, 2026
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38June 24, 2026
- Kim SchrierD-WA-8June 30, 2026
- Eric SorensenD-IL-17June 30, 2026
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1July 14, 2026
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2July 14, 2026
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13July 14, 2026
- Vicente GonzalezD-TX-34July 14, 2026
- Juan VargasD-CA-52July 14, 2026
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4July 22, 2026
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10July 22, 2026
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9September 1, 2026
- Neal P. DunnR-FL-2September 1, 2026
- Patrick RyanD-NY-18September 1, 2026
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4September 14, 2026
- Carol D. MillerR-WV-1September 14, 2026
- Kelly MorrisonD-MN-3September 14, 2026
- Darren SotoD-FL-9September 14, 2026
- Mike CareyR-OH-15October 5, 2026
- Jason CrowD-CO-6October 5, 2026
- Sam GravesR-MO-6October 5, 2026
- Erin HouchinR-IN-9October 5, 2026
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14October 5, 2026
- Emily RandallD-WA-6October 5, 2026
- Beth Van DuyneR-TX-24October 5, 2026