The latest bills, executive orders, and proclamations touching healthcare.
Bill introduced·May 21, 2026
HRES 1310 — Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safety net.
Health
Brad FinstadR · Minnesota · house
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Bill introduced·May 21, 2026
HRES 1310 — Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safe
Health
Brad FinstadR · Minnesota · house
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Bill introduced·May 19, 2026
HR 8907 — To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to test various payment models with respect to maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.
Janice SchakowskyD · Illinois · house
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Bill introduced·May 14, 2026
HR 8840 — To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.
Bruce WestermanR · Arkansas · house
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Bill introduced·Dec 17, 2025
HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
Congress
H. GriffithR · Virginia · house
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Bill introduced·May 19, 2026
SJRES 192 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Ron WydenD · Oregon · senate
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Bill introduced·May 19, 2026
HJRES 187 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Greg LandsmanD · Ohio · house
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Bill introduced·May 7, 2026
HR 8679 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.
Armed Forces and National Security
Mike CollinsR · Georgia · house
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Bill introduced·Jun 29, 2026
HR 9509 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the coverage of kidney disease education services under Medicare and private health insurance.
Suzan DelBeneD · Washington · house
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Bill introduced·Jun 29, 2026
HR 9524 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Gregory MurphyR · North Carolina · house
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Bill introduced·May 29, 2026
HR 9061 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on which tests for the screening and early detection of preeclampsia may be covered under the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Thomas KeanR · New Jersey · house
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Bill introduced·May 21, 2026
S 4624 — Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2026
John BoozmanR · Arkansas · senate
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Bill introduced·Apr 28, 2026
HR 8540 — 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.
Debbie DingellD · Michigan · house
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Bill introduced·Apr 20, 2026
HR 8391 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of certain food and nutrition services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Health
Raul RuizD · California · house
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Bill introduced·Mar 26, 2026
HR 8095 — Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026
Health
Gus BilirakisR · Florida · house
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Bill introduced·Dec 30, 2025
HR 6934 — National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act
Finance and Financial Sector
Robert BresnahanR · Pennsylvania · house
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Bill introduced·Dec 11, 2025
HR 6609 — Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Health
Jake AuchinclossD · Massachusetts · house
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Executive order·Jan 20, 2017
EO 13765 — Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
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Donald J. TrumpR · President
Source: Federal Register
Proclamation·Jun 1, 2026
Notice — Agency Information Collection Activity: Claim for One Sum Payment Government Life Insurance, EZ-Beneficiary Claim for One Sum Payment Government Life Insurance, Claim for Monthly Payments Government Life Insurance, and Claim for One Sum Payment Government Life Insurance (DocuSign)
Veterans Benefits Administration(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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Doug CollinsR · Cabinet Secretary
Source: Federal Register
Bill introduced·Jul 16, 2026
HR 9743 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provide benefits for sex-rejecting procedures to provide benefits for items and services to address the harms caused by sex-rejecting procedures and to restore healthy human form and functioning, to the greatest extent practi
Diana HarshbargerR · Tennessee · house
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Bill introduced·Jun 24, 2026
S 4886 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect against high out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service benefits, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance programs that protect low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Lisa Blunt RochesterD · Delaware · senate
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Bill introduced·Mar 25, 2026
HR 8090 — To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to carry out an analysis to determine whether insurance coverage should be raised on covered transaction accounts, and for other purposes.
Finance and Financial Sector
Marlin StutzmanR · Indiana · house
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Bill introduced·Dec 11, 2025
HR 6620 — To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.
Finance and Financial Sector
Kathy CastorD · Florida · house
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Proclamation·Oct 4, 2019
Proc. 9945 — Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System, in Order To Protect the Availability of Healthcare Benefits for Americans