{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases/passed-ways-and-means-committee-smiths-bill-expand-seniors-healthcare-options", "Passed by Ways and Means Committee: Smith\u2019s Bill to Expand Seniors\u2019 Healthcare Options", "2026-05-21", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Adrian Smith", "S001172", "adriansmith.house.gov", "adriansmith", "https://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Adrian Smith\u2019s (NE-03) legislation to expand healthcare access for America\u2019s seniors passed out of the Ways and Means Committee. The Main Street Pharmacy Access Act now awaits consideration on the House floor.\n\nIf signed into law, the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act would empower local pharmacists to play a more active role in community health by allowing Medicare Part B reimbursement for testing and treating common respiratory illnesses. In accordance with existing state laws, this change would make it easier for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries to receive timely care right at their neighborhood pharmacy.\n\n\u201cNine out of ten Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy, making pharmacists among the most accessible healthcare professionals in our communities, especially in rural areas. Yet outdated bureaucratic barriers keep seniors from getting the prompt, expert care pharmacists are trained to provide close-to-home. My Main Street Pharmacy Access Act is a practical, bipartisan fix to ensure that patients can access the care they need\u2014when and where they need it. I am grateful a bipartisan group of my colleagues voted yes on this legislation, and I look forward to its passage on the House Floor,\u201dsaid Smith.\n\nImage\n\nClick the image above to listen to Smith\u2019s remarks at today\u2019s hearing\n\nClick here to download audio\n\nClick here to download video", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:21:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases/passed-ways-and-means-committee-smiths-bill-expand-seniors-healthcare-options"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1028056032955647, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}