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H.R. 9257 119th Congress House

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026

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 gr… Show full official titleShow less

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.

Introduced: June 11, 2026 Introduced by: Lauren Underwood Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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.
Jun 11, 2026
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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4754 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 11, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9257: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9257/
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"H.R. 9257: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9257/.
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H.R. 9257, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9257/.
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