House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ALS Better Care Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of ALS-related services under the Medicare program for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Janice Schakowsky D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2026 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7336.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 24, February 3, 2026, Page H1976):Section 8 of article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7336, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7336
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats
3 of 14 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Jason Crow (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
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Related bills
- S. 3763 (119th) ALS Better Care ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.