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H.R. 8840 119th Congress House

Fair Care Act of 2026

Official title: To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2026 Introduced by: Bruce Westerman Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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.
May 14, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8840: Fair Care Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8840/
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"H.R. 8840: Fair Care Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8840/.
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H.R. 8840, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8840/.
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[H.R. 8840: Fair Care Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8840/)
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