House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Essential Caregivers Act of 2026

H.R. 9641Introduced Jul 13, 2026Policy area: Health

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain facilities to permit visits from an essential caregiver during certain periods.

Sponsor: Rep. Claudia Tenney R-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 13, 2026
Committee actionJul 15, 2026
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9641.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9641, Essential Caregivers Act” on August 20, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 15, 2026”.
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October 23, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TENNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 113, July 13, 2026, Page H4408):
Article I
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October 23, 2026
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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

84 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 44 Democrats

44 of 84 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Mike Carey (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and 54 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Claudia Tenney.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 district

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