To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 1, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 12, January 16, 2026, page H925.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
