# 117-s-773: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

117-s-773, A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-773
- Congress: 117
- Title: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2021-03-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] (R-OH), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2021-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (R-OK), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2021-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2022-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-s-773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/773)

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