House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
At HOME Services Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 2-year demonstration program for hospitals to provide outpatient observation services to Medicare beneficiaries at home.
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 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. 8923.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 86, May 20, 2026, Page H3670):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8923, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8923
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 June 1, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
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- H.R. 4641 (119th) Keep Kids Covered Act
- H.R. 6080 (119th) CLEANER Act of 2025
- H.R. 1781 (119th) To repeal certain executive orders.
- H.J.Res. 197 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare…
- H.R. 2673 (119th) Florida Coastal Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.