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119th Congress

H.R. 9257

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Lauren Underwood(D-IL)
Introduced
Jun 11, 2026
Policy area
Health
Committees
House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Original cosponsors (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement.

Latest action(Jun 11, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, 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.

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