WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved several pieces of legislation, including the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act to increase transparency in the drug pricing marketplace, the Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2021 to ensure that athletes competing internationally for the U.S. receive equal pay and benefits, as well as important maritime legislation, Presidential nominations and a Coast Guard promotion.

The following actions were taken during today’s Executive Session.

Approved:

• S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, as modified by:
• Cantwell substitute
• Blackburn_1 (as modified) and _4 (as modified)
• S. 2333, the Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2021, as modified by:
• Cantwell substitute (as modified)
• Johnson_1 (as modified)
• Lee_1
• S. 2510, Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related (HEAT) Illness and Death Act of 2021, as modified by:
• Markey substitute
• Johnson_1
• S. 4321, Save Our Seas 2.0, as modified by:
• Cantwell_1
• S. 4357, the Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, as modified by:
• Cantwell-Wicker substitute (as modified)
• Cruz_1
• Johnson_1 (as modified) and _3 (as modified) *will post PDF when available
• Lee_1 (as modified), _7 (as modified), _8, and _10 (as modified)
• Markey_1 (as modified)
• Schatz-Sullivan_1
• Scott_1 (as modified)
• Sullivan_1 (as modified), _2 (as modified), and _3 (as modified)
• PN1944, Robin M. Cohn Hutcheson, to be the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• PN1535, Sean Burton, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• PN1674, Michael C. Morgan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
• PN1852 and PN2083, Nomination of Rear Adm. Miriam Lafferty, to be Rear Admiral (Upper Half) and Director of the Coast Guard Reserve