H.R. 8520 119th Congress House

HELP Act of 2026

Official title: To facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 211 services in order to provide information and referral to all individuals in the United States fo… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: April 27, 2026 Introduced by: Morgan McGarvey Democratic · Kentucky See on congress.gov

Health

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Apr 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
for UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE (UWW) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
for UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE (UWW) · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings

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Cosponsors 7

Correa, J. Luis

California · Apr 27, 2026

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2026

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Apr 27, 2026

Garcia, Robert

California · Apr 27, 2026

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Apr 27, 2026

Sykes, Emilia Strong

Ohio · Apr 27, 2026

Tonko, Paul

New York · Apr 27, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8520: HELP Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8520/

MLA

"H.R. 8520: HELP Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8520/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8520, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8520/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 8520: HELP Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8520/)