S. 2903

Status: In committee

Safe Step Act

A bill 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.

Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (Republican-AK)

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Cosponsors

50

Actions

3

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Actions

Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Sep 18, 2025 · Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate

Sep 18, 2025 · Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest activity

July 2026

Lobbying reported · The Kpm Group DC · Jul 28

The Kpm Group DC reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Soleno Therapeutics — $10,000

BillsH.R. 5509 H.R. 6423 S. 864 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · American College of Gastroenterology · Jul 21

American College of Gastroenterology reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American College of Gastroenterology — $218,460

BillsH.R. 4681 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6160 H.R. 7520 H.R. 8163 S. 1380 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · National Health Council · Jul 21

National Health Council reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for National Health Council — $25,779

BillsH.R. 1 H.R. 3514 H.R. 3521 H.R. 5343 H.R. 5509 S. 1717 S. 1816 S. 2903 S. 4440

Lobbying reported · America's Health Insurance Plans (ahip) · Jul 20

America's Health Insurance Plans (ahip) reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for America's Health Insurance Plans (ahip) — $3,010,000

BillsH.R. 1 H.R. 247 H.R. 379 H.R. 584 H.R. 608 H.R. 610 H.R. 842 H.R. 935 H.R. 950 H.R. 957 H.R. 1096 H.R. 1117 H.R. 1157 H.R. 1162 H.R. 1397 H.R. 1403 H.R. 1523 H.R. 1614 H.R. 1627 H.R. 1775 H.R. 1776 H.R. 1805 H.R. 1867 H.R. 1899 H.R. 1924 H.R. 2013 H.R. 2045 H.R. 2049 H.R. 2079 H.R. 2199 H.R. 2309 H.R. 2433 H.R. 2450 H.R. 2528 H.R. 2533 H.R. 2553 H.R. 2554 H.R. 2571 H.R. 2586 H.R. 2610 H.R. 2636 H.R. 2741 H.R. 3000 H.R. 3023 H.R. 3069 H.R. 3415 H.R. 3493 H.R. 3527 H.R. 3546 H.R. 3701 H.R. 3789 H.R. 3808 H.R. 4093 H.R. 4206 H.R. 4231 H.R. 4313 H.R. 4317 H.R. 4406 H.R. 4559 H.R. 4605 H.R. 4623 H.R. 4641 H.R. 4710 H.R. 5081 H.R. 5145 H.R. 5243 H.R. 5281 H.R. 5371 H.R. 5509 H.R. 5526 H.R. 5582 H.R. 5584 H.R. 6010 H.R. 6232 H.R. 6248 H.R. 6255 H.R. 6361 H.R. 6703 H.R. 6951 H.R. 6974 H.R. 7023 H.R. 7064 H.R. 7164 H.R. 7189 H.R. 7409 H.R. 7537 H.R. 7727 H.R. 7778 H.R. 7787 H.R. 7790 H.R. 7803 H.R. 7837 H.R. 7871 H.R. 8270 H.R. 8375 H.R. 8377 H.R. 8684 H.R. 8779 H.R. 8875 H.R. 9393 H.R. 9504 S. 339 S. 483 S. 526 S. 529 S. 652 S. 717 S. 729 S. 752 S. 864 S. 882 S. 891 S. 931 S. 939 S. 976 S. 1040 S. 1041 S. 1056 S. 1082 S. 1096 S. 1227 S. 1261 S. 1414 S. 1637 S. 1753 S. 1816 S. 1818 S. 1847 S. 1954 S. 1973 S. 2237 S. 2289 S. 2345 S. 2355 S. 2356 S. 2497 S. 2556 S. 2620 S. 2658 S. 2709 S. 2903 S. 3014 S. 3599 S. 3642 S. 3690 S. 3727 S. 3729 S. 3750 S. 3751 S. 3762 S. 3822 S. 3829 S. 3834 S. 3848 S. 3886 S. 3990 S. 4189 S. 4332 S. 4355 S. 4384 S. 4509 S. 4512

Lobbying reported · Alston & Bird · Jul 20

Alston & Bird reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American College of Gastroenterology — $40,000

BillsH.R. 3514 H.R. 5509 S. 1816 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · AbbVie · Jul 20

AbbVie reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for AbbVie — $1,160,000

BillsH.R. 1 H.R. 1328 H.R. 4299 H.R. 5376 H.R. 5509 S. 864 S. 1040 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · Johnson & Johnson Services · Jul 20

Johnson & Johnson Services reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Johnson & Johnson Services — $1,440,000

Lobbying reported · American College of Cardiology · Jul 20

American College of Cardiology reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American College of Cardiology — $680,000

Lobbying reported · National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) · Jul 20

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) — $20,000

BillsH.R. 1 H.R. 169 H.R. 247 H.R. 438 H.R. 553 H.R. 577 H.R. 608 H.R. 912 H.R. 929 H.R. 957 H.R. 1096 H.R. 1305 H.R. 1492 H.R. 1509 H.R. 1510 H.R. 1582 H.R. 1735 H.R. 1867 H.R. 1902 H.R. 1987 H.R. 2028 H.R. 2036 H.R. 2082 H.R. 2085 H.R. 2102 H.R. 2305 H.R. 2426 H.R. 2483 H.R. 2495 H.R. 2509 H.R. 2540 H.R. 2586 H.R. 2587 H.R. 2668 H.R. 2711 H.R. 2741 H.R. 2879 H.R. 2904 H.R. 2936 H.R. 2945 H.R. 3130 H.R. 3243 H.R. 3260 H.R. 3305 H.R. 3384 H.R. 3419 H.R. 3420 H.R. 3505 H.R. 3514 H.R. 3534 H.R. 3601 H.R. 3624 H.R. 3627 H.R. 3658 H.R. 3689 H.R. 3757 H.R. 3884 H.R. 4022 H.R. 4024 H.R. 4120 H.R. 4186 H.R. 4313 H.R. 4400 H.R. 4619 H.R. 4723 H.R. 4745 H.R. 4805 H.R. 5081 H.R. 5145 H.R. 5306 H.R. 5357 H.R. 5420 H.R. 5434 H.R. 5509 H.R. 5557 H.R. 5662 H.R. 5733 H.R. 5828 H.R. 6000 H.R. 6002 H.R. 6024 H.R. 6096 H.R. 6226 H.R. 6249 H.R. 6283 H.R. 6383 H.R. 6396 H.R. 6403 H.R. 6408 H.R. 6454 H.R. 6548 H.R. 6617 H.R. 6630 H.R. 6672 H.R. 6679 H.R. 6680 H.R. 6727 H.R. 6760 H.R. 6817 H.R. 6841 H.R. 6858 H.R. 6940 H.R. 7019 H.R. 7030 H.R. 7049 H.R. 7092 H.R. 7227 H.R. 7309 H.R. 7324 H.R. 7394 H.R. 7447 H.R. 7496 H.R. 7497 H.R. 7535 H.R. 7602 H.R. 7735 H.R. 7787 H.R. 7798 H.R. 7828 H.R. 7875 H.R. 7911 H.R. 7994 H.R. 8070 H.R. 8081 H.R. 8115 H.R. 8122 H.R. 8124 H.R. 8149 H.R. 8160 H.R. 8201 H.R. 8209 H.R. 8261 H.R. 8486 H.R. 8487 H.R. 8493 H.R. 8499 H.R. 8504 H.R. 8676 H.R. 8690 H.R. 8743 H.R. 8776 H.R. 8916 H.R. 8961 H.R. 8976 H.R. 9396 H.Res. 441 H.Res. 542 H.Res. 1256 H.Res. 1290 H.Res. 1327 H.Res. 1329 S. 190 S. 219 S. 266 S. 332 S. 414 S. 473 S. 585 S. 600 S. 607 S. 609 S. 665 S. 683 S. 702 S. 752 S. 768 S. 825 S. 906 S. 921 S. 925 S. 926 S. 931 S. 942 S. 1007 S. 1056 S. 1261 S. 1477 S. 1611 S. 1655 S. 1663 S. 1720 S. 1748 S. 1797 S. 1816 S. 1843 S. 1878 S. 1897 S. 1912 S. 1924 S. 2131 S. 2248 S. 2282 S. 2336 S. 2446 S. 2532 S. 2556 S. 2709 S. 2825 S. 2826 S. 2847 S. 2853 S. 2903 S. 3042 S. 3139 S. 3199 S. 3271 S. 3300 S. 3431 S. 3448 S. 3461 S. 3486 S. 3521 S. 3522 S. 3690 S. 3698 S. 3714 S. 3750 S. 3783 S. 3840 S. 4001 S. 4076 S. 4149 S. 4202 S. 4210 S. 4261 S. 4288 S. 4468 S. 4481 S. 4514 S. 4552 S. 4640 S. 4754 S. 4819 S.Res. 208 S.Res. 710 S.Res. 714 S.Res. 727

Lobbying reported · American Academy of Dermatology Association · Jul 20

American Academy of Dermatology Association reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American Academy of Dermatology Association — $580,000

BillsH.R. 1 H.R. 1968 H.R. 3164 H.R. 3686 H.R. 4002 H.R. 4273 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6160 H.R. 7520 H.R. 8163 H.R. 8622 S. 2292 S. 2426 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · Tourette Association Of America · Jul 20

Tourette Association Of America reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Tourette Association Of America — $60,000

BillsH.R. 1262 H.R. 3514 H.R. 4206 H.R. 5304 H.R. 5509 H.R. 7148 H.R. 9260 S. 932 S. 1261 S. 1816 S. 2587 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · Epilepsy Foundation · Jul 20

Epilepsy Foundation reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Epilepsy Foundation — $150,000

BillsH.R. 1189 H.R. 2151 H.R. 3514 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6280 H.R. 6423 H.R. 6617 S. 494 S. 864 S. 1816 S. 2903 S. 3448 S. 4440

Lobbying reported · Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals · Jul 20

Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals — $1,680,000

BillsH.R. 1414 H.R. 3521 H.R. 5509 H.R. 7118 H.R. 9599 S. 1637 S. 2903 S. 3841 S. 4440

Lobbying reported · American Psychiatric Association · Jul 20

American Psychiatric Association reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American Psychiatric Association — $137,391

Lobbying reported · Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath · Jul 20

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Crohn's & Colitis Foundation — $20,000

BillsH.R. 5509 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · Jul 20

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network — $1,240,000

Lobbying reported · Alkermes · Jul 20

Alkermes reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Alkermes — $930,000

BillsH.R. 4780 H.R. 5509 H.R. 8469 H.R. 8845 H.R. 9260 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · American Association Of Neurological Surgeons · Jul 20

American Association Of Neurological Surgeons reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for American Association Of Neurological Surgeons — $35,000

BillsH.R. 2191 H.R. 3514 H.R. 3890 H.R. 4002 H.R. 4710 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6160 H.R. 7520 H.R. 8163 S. 1816 S. 2439 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · Congress Of Neurological Surgeons · Jul 20

Congress Of Neurological Surgeons reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Congress Of Neurological Surgeons — $35,000

BillsH.R. 2191 H.R. 3514 H.R. 3890 H.R. 4002 H.R. 4710 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6160 H.R. 7520 H.R. 8163 S. 1816 S. 2439 S. 2903

Lobbying reported · Ucb · Jul 18

Ucb reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Ucb — $710,000

BillsH.R. 1189 H.R. 5509 H.R. 6423 S. 494 S. 864 S. 2903