To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
2026-07-23
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-07-23
- House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2026-07-23
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-07-23
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-23
Plain-English Summary
The federal government would gain new authority to enforce rules specifically targeting for-profit companies that operate hospital systems, with oversight from the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill aims to establish requirements that these corporations must follow, though the specific requirements would be determined through the legislative process. This would primarily affect patients and workers at hospitals owned by for-profit corporations, as well as the companies themselves.
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