Transparency in Billing Act of 2026
Latest action · Jul 13, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 652.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 7, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 7, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 7, 2026Markup May 21, 2026Reported Jul 13, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-748.
- Jul 13, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 652.
- May 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.
- May 7, 2026Introduced in House
- May 7, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 78, May 7, 2026, page H3343.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4509 | Transparency in Billing Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 1, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage to only pay claims submitted by hospitals that have in place policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transparency in Billing Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Transparency in Billing Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Reported in House
- May 7, 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.
