# 119-hr-10227: INSULIN Act of 2026

119-hr-10227, INSULIN Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10227
- Congress: 119
- Title: INSULIN Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Reduce out-of-pocket costs for insulin** while expanding patient supports and creating a faster pathway for biosimilar competition to try to bring down prices and improve access.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower insulin costs for insured people: benefit, medium. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover selected insulin products with no deductible. For each 30-day supply you would pay the lesser of $35 or 25% of the negotiated price after price concessions. Before 2028 a $35 per-30-day cap would apply. Plans generally could not requ…
- Faster review pathway for biosimilars: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would be able to designate a biosimilar as a "competitive biosimilar" and allow expedited development and review. Sponsors could request the designation with or up to 60 days before their application, and the Secretary could decide within 60 days. The designation would app…
- Help for uninsured people needing insulin: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would award grants to set up an insulin resource center and a 24/7 voice-and-text hotline to help uninsured people find affordable insulin. Grantees would run a ZIP-code searchable website linking to health centers and pharmacies, give impartial info about assistance programs, help…
- Patient protections and timing rules: benefit, low. If enacted, selected insulin benefits would get existing patient-protection rules for plan years starting January 1, 2028. The bill would also say removing a deductible for those insulin products would not count as raising a plan's actuarial value for marketplace rules. HHS, Labor, and Treasury wou…
- Study on uninsured insulin users: benefit, low. If enacted, the Government Accountability Office would study uninsured people who use insulin and report within two years of enactment. The report would look at where they live, why they are uninsured, race and ethnicity, and income levels, and it would consult patient, clinical, and provider group…

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- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-10227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10227)

## Related
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10227 (as of 2026-11-03).