House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hospice CARE Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of hospice care furnished under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Linda Sánchez D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 7966.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SANCHEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 48, March 17, 2026, Page H2551):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7966, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7966
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 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 September 29, 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
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), John Larson (D-CT), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez.
- H.R. 1810 (119th) Safe Schools Improvement Act
- H.Res. 575 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
- H.Res. 1427 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
- H.R. 2888 (119th) Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act
- H.R. 3501 (119th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness…
- H.R. 7805 (119th) Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act
Related bills
- S. 4118 (119th) Hospice CARE Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.