House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

HEARD Act

H.R. 9877Introduced Jul 22, 2026Policy area: Health

Official title: To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedJul 22, 2026
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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. 9877.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5178):
Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
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H.R. 9877, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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