S 3064 — Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025This bill reduces cost-sharing and prohibits the imposition of certain utilization requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for certain non-opioid drugs for chronic pain management.Specifically, the bill requires such drugs to be covered without a deductible and to be placed on the lowest cost-sharing tier (if any). The bill also prohibits the imposition of prior authorization requirements (i.e., requiring prior approval from a plan) or step therapy requirements (i.e., requiring the use of alternative drugs before a drug is covered under a plan) with respect to such drugs.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html October 28, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Steve Daines · Primary
- Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor
- Thomas Tillis · Cosponsor
- Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor
- Roger Marshall · Cosponsor
- Tim Kaine · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 541 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Daines, Steve Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Cantwell, Maria Democratic
- Tillis, Thomas Republican
- Sheehy, Tim Republican
- Marshall, Roger Republican
- Kaine, Tim Democratic
Not signed on (541)
541 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 541 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 3064 do?
- Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025This bill reduces cost-sharing and prohibits the imposition of certain utilization requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for certain non-opioid drugs for chronic pain management.Specifically, the bill requires such drugs to be covered without a deductible and to be placed on the lowest cost-sharing tier (if any). The bill also prohibits the imposition of prior authorization requirements (i.e., requiring prior approval from a plan) or step therapy requirements (i.e., requiring the use of alternative drugs before a drug is covered under a plan) with respect to such drugs.
- Who sponsors S 3064?
- S 3064 is sponsored by Daines, Steve (Republican), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), and Kaine, Tim (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 3064?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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