I asked the Assistant Secretary about the administration's efforts to secure Americans' retirement savings and end harmful PBM tactics that deceptively raise the cost of health care. ... how my bill, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, will help curb PBM's abusive practices.
Rick W. Allen will continue to fight harmful PBM tactics that deceptively raise the cost of health care and back legislation to curb PBM abusive practices.
Occurrences
That is why I introduced, H.R. 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act. It would prohibit PBMs from paying kickbacks to brokers or consultants in exchange for steering health plans toward preferred PBMs.
Evidence
The official site’s June 1, 2026 latest-news item is titled "Congressman Allen Leads Colleagues in Calling on the EBSA to Enforce PBM Reforms" and says Allen joined a bipartisan group in sending a letter urging EBSA action on PBM reforms.
The official site’s May 22, 2026 latest-news item is titled "Congressman Allen's PBM Kickback Prohibition Act Advanced by Committee" and says the Education and Workforce Committee advanced H.R. 7895, a bill Allen introduced in March.
Assessments
Allen lost the 2012 Georgia U.S. House race tied to this campaign, so he could not act on the promise in that term. But the promise was framed as an ongoing commitment to fight PBM practices and back reform legislation, not as a guarantee of enactment. The provided evidence shows that, while later serving in Congress, he introduced the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, saw it advance out of committee, and also led a bipartisan push urging federal enforcement of PBM reforms. Because those are direct, material actions by Allen that match the promise language, this counts as fulfilled, with credit assigned in a later term rather than the original campaign term.