119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Aug 5, 2026
USTRx Act
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Latest action (Aug 5, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Aug 5, 2026)
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This bill establishes the role of Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The negotiator must conduct trade negotiations, enforce trade agreements relating to U.S. pharmaceutical products, and address acts, policies, or practices of high-income countries that adversely impact the market access of U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The USTR must annually compile a list of high-income countries based on official statistics of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the World Bank. Based on that list, the negotiator must submit a report describing (1) such countries' actions and impacts relating to the pharmaceutical trade, and (2) the current status of any responsive actions taken by the United States.
The bill also requires the USTR to submit to Congress a plan to respond to certain adverse acts, policies, or practices of high-income countries that are related to the trade of pharmaceutical products.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,040,000
Spent on own lobbying
…National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026) S. 3452: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025 S. 5043: Secure Drug Supply Chain Act of 2026 S. 5265: USTRx Act S. 5316: Biotech Investment National Security Act (BINSA) H.R. 4780: USTRx Act H.R. 6624: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025 H.…
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GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,530,000
Spent on own lobbying
…National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026) S. 3452: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025 S. 5043: Secure Drug Supply Chain Act of 2026 S. 5265: USTRx Act S. 5316: Biotech Investment National Security Act (BINSA) H.R. 4780: USTRx Act H.R. 6624: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025 H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing