House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

HCBS Access Act

H.R. 8540Introduced Apr 28, 2026Policy area: Health

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program; to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers; and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MI

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IntroducedApr 28, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 28, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8540.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. DINGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 74, April 28, 2026, Page H3132):
The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
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