Senate bill · S. 2903 (119th Congress)
Safe Step Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (U.S. Senator for Alaska, Republican)
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Summary
Would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and related health insurance coverage to provide a process for granting exceptions to medication step therapy protocols.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
50
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic35
- Republican14
- Other1
This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.
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- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cory A. Booker
- Dan Sullivan
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- Deb Fischer
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary C. Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- James C. Justice
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- Jerry Moran
- John Boozman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Jon Husted
- Jon Ossoff
- Kevin Cramer
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roger F. Wicker
- Roger Marshall
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Susan M. Collins
- Tammy Duckworth
- Ted Budd
- Thom Tillis
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 19, 2026
In committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Oct 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
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- Sep 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senate
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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