HR 9877 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026

Introduced Jul 22, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Raul Ruiz D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 29, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 22, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-WAEmily RandallOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-PRPablo José HernándezOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJul 22, 2026
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaNov 5, 2026

Committees 14

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
Health Subcommittee
Referred Sep 29, 2026
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 22, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jul 22, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 120, July 22, 2026, page H5178.

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Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

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S 721Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActRelated billFeb 25, 2025
S 1489Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025Related billSep 2, 2025
HR 1518New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease ActRelated billFeb 24, 2025
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Titles 16

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
CHANGE Act
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression Act
Menstrual Equity For All Act
Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act
Data To Save Moms Act
CARE for Moms Act
Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment for Moms Act
Access to Birth Control Act
Senior Hunger Prevention Act
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
HEARD Act
Health Equity and Rare Disease Act
Advancing Culturally Competent and Equitable Supportive Services in Mental Health Act
STAR Plus Scholarship Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 22, 2026Introduced in House

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