# 119-hr-7895: PBM Kickback Prohibition Act

119-hr-7895, PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7895
- Congress: 119
- Title: PBM Kickback Prohibition Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Bans PBM kickbacks** that pay for referrals or for shaping contracting decisions for employer-sponsored plans or insurers. The bill would also require written proof that payments to brokers or consultants reflect fair market value and are not tied to steering or contract design. - Employers and plan sponsors: Stops compensation that rewards referrals or influences which pharmacy benefit manager is chosen or how plan business is steered. Plans and sponsors would need documentation to support any broker or consultant fees. - Brokers, consultants, and advisers: Payments to these firms are presumed to be linked to the prohibited activities unless contemporaneous written records show the fees are fair market value for real services. - Pharmacy benefit managers and insurers: Bars payments tied to referral, recommendation, placement, retention, renewal, or any role in requests for proposals, market checks, evaluations, or other contracting processes. - Timing: The rules would apply to plan years beginning after the date of enactment of the Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban PBM referral payments: mixed, high. This bill would ban any payment by a pharmacy benefit manager or similar vendor that pays for referrals, recommendations, placement, retention, renewal, or access to a health plan's business. It would also bar payments tied to being included in or designing requests for proposals, market checks, ev…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2345: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7895 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7895)

## Related
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-2345: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2345)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7895 (as of 2026-08-22).