US HB9641 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-15 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-15 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain facilities to permit visits from an essential caregiver during certain periods.
Title
Essential Caregivers Act of 2026
Sponsors
| Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Mike Carey [R-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0. |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-07-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. |
| 2026-07-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9641/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr9641/BILLS-119hr9641ih.pdf |
