# 119-hr-10133: Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026

119-hr-10133, Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10133
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-27

## Summary

**This bill would create a uniform national cap on what patients pay for prescription drugs by tying out-of-pocket limits to a rolling, SSA-based average price.** It focuses on limiting cost sharing for covered outpatient drugs dispensed at in-network pharmacies and uses Social Security Act survey data to set the cap for each plan year. - Families and patients: Lowers or limits out-of-pocket costs for covered outpatient drugs at in-network pharmacies by capping patient cost sharing at the nationwide average consumer purchase price for each drug based on the 1-year SSA survey window. - Employers and workers in group plans: Would require group health plans and group coverage to apply the same cap for plan years starting after enactment, changing how employer-sponsored benefits calculate drug cost sharing. - Plans, issuers, PBMs, and pharmacies: Requires health plans and issuers to ensure pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) follow the same cap and defines covered outpatient drugs and in-network pharmacies using Social Security Act terms. *No federal cost estimate is provided in the sources, so this summary does not project budget effects.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cap on prescription drug cost-sharing: benefit, medium. This bill would stop group and individual health plans from charging more than the nationwide average purchase price when you fill a covered outpatient drug at an in-network pharmacy. The cap would equal the drug's nationwide average price for the 1-year period ending on the first day of the plan y…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10133 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10133)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10133 (as of 2026-08-27).