House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provide benefits for sex-rejecting procedures to provide benefits for items and services to address the harms caused by sex-rejecting procedures and to restore healthy human form and functioning, to the greatest extent practicable.
Sponsor: Rep. Diana Harshbarger R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2026
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Latest action: Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9743.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARSHBARGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 116, July 16, 2026, Page H4624):Article I; Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9743, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), John McGuire (R-VA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Matt Van Epps (R-TN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
- H.R. 617 (119th) American Music Tourism Act of 2025
- H.R. 9339 (119th) Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act
- H.R. 2484 (119th) Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2025
- H.R. 10158 (119th) Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026
- H.R. 2713 (119th) MAIN Event Ticketing Act
- H.R. 2844 (119th) Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 5030 (119th) TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.