Patient Debt Relief Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2026 to Feb 23, 2026; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 10, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 23, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 10, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 28, February 10, 2026, page H2119.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Patient Debt Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 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.
