119th Congress
H.R. 8540
HCBS Access Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Debbie Dingell(D-MI)
- Introduced
- Apr 28, 2026
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (18)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
Added later (17)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · May 11, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · May 12, 2026
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL) · May 13, 2026
- John B. Larson (D-CT) · May 13, 2026
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · May 14, 2026
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Jun 2, 2026
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Jul 6, 2026
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Jul 20, 2026
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Jul 20, 2026
- Greg Casar (D-TX) · Jul 27, 2026
- Gwen Moore (D-WI) · Jul 27, 2026
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Jul 27, 2026
- Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Aug 17, 2026
- Becca Balint (D-VT) · Sep 14, 2026
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Oct 1, 2026
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Oct 5, 2026
- Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) · Oct 9, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program; to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers; and for other purposes.
Latest action(Apr 28, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. - Apr 28, 2026
Introduced in House