HR 9641
119th Congress
Latest action 2026-07-15: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 118th, 117th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).
Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 bill
- sponsor
- T000478
- introduced
- 2026-07-13
- policy area
- Health (health_insurance, health_services, pharmaceuticals)
- cosponsors
- 60
- lobbying filings citing it
- 0
- money facing its subject
- the record
- congress.gov
2 CRS legislative subjects, as written
Health facilities and institutions, Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Actions: 6 on the record
The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.
| date | type | action, as written | committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2026-07-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2026-07-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. | House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| 2026-07-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. | House Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2026-07-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2026-07-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0. | House Committee on Ways and Means |
Cosponsors: 60
In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.
| member | party | state | signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Larson | Democrat | CT | 2026-07-13 original | |
| Mike Carey | Republican | OH | 2026-07-14 | |
| Angie Craig | Democrat | MN | 2026-07-27 | |
| Jack Bergman | Republican | MI | 2026-07-27 | |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA | 2026-07-30 | |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA | 2026-07-30 | |
| Sarah McBride | Democrat | DE | 2026-08-20 | |
| Aaron Bean | Republican | FL | 2026-08-27 | |
| Adelita S. Grijalva | Democrat | AZ | 2026-08-27 | |
| Blake D. Moore | Republican | UT | 2026-08-27 | |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR | 2026-08-27 | |
| Christopher R. Deluzio | Democrat | PA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Clay Fuller | Republican | GA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Donald G. Davis | Democrat | NC | 2026-08-27 | |
| Gabe Vasquez | Democrat | NM | 2026-08-27 | |
| Jahana Hayes | Democrat | CT | 2026-08-27 | |
| James R. Walkinshaw | Democrat | VA | 2026-08-27 | |
| John James | Republican | MI | 2026-08-27 | |
| Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Democrat | MD | 2026-08-27 | |
| Madeleine Dean | Democrat | PA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Mark Alford | Republican | MO | 2026-08-27 | |
| Maxwell Frost | Democrat | FL | 2026-08-27 | |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY | 2026-08-27 | |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democrat | CA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy | Republican | NY | 2026-08-27 | |
| Pat Harrigan | Republican | NC | 2026-08-27 | |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democrat | MI | 2026-08-27 | |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Russ Fulcher | Republican | ID | 2026-08-27 | |
| Scott Franklin | Republican | FL | 2026-08-27 | |
| Sheri Biggs | Republican | SC | 2026-08-27 | |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democrat | CA | 2026-08-27 | |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democrat | NY | 2026-08-27 | |
| Tracey Mann | Republican | KS | 2026-08-27 | |
| Troy Balderson | Republican | OH | 2026-08-27 | |
| W. Gregory Steube | Republican | FL | 2026-08-27 | |
| Brad Finstad | Republican | MN | 2026-08-31 | |
| John W. Mannion | Democrat | NY | 2026-08-31 | |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democrat | NY | 2026-08-31 | |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democrat | CT | 2026-08-31 | |
| Rudy Yakym III | Republican | IN | 2026-08-31 | |
| Melanie A. Stansbury | Democrat | NM | 2026-09-01 | |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democrat | OR | 2026-09-01 | |
| Darin LaHood | Republican | IL | 2026-09-02 | |
| Michael Guest | Republican | MS | 2026-09-02 | |
| Carol D. Miller | Republican | WV | 2026-09-03 | |
| Mark Pocan | Democrat | WI | 2026-09-03 | |
| Randy Fine | Republican | FL | 2026-09-03 | |
| Trent Kelly | Republican | MS | 2026-09-03 | |
| Young Kim | Republican | CA | 2026-09-03 | |
| James A. Himes | Democrat | CT | 2026-09-08 | |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA | 2026-09-08 | |
| Susie Lee | Democrat | NV | 2026-09-08 | |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR | 2026-09-14 | |
| Janelle S. Bynum | Democrat | OR | 2026-09-16 | |
| Joe Courtney | Democrat | CT | 2026-09-16 | |
| Robert B. Aderholt | Republican | AL | 2026-09-16 | |
| Ralph Norman | Republican | SC | 2026-09-21 | |
| Anna Paulina Luna | Republican | FL | 2026-09-24 | |
| Gary J. Palmer | Republican | AL | 2026-09-24 |
Lobbying: 0 filings cite this bill
No lobbying filing in the years we collected cites this bill. That means we have not seen one, not that none exists; a filer may also describe a bill without a citation we can read. ‡ lobbying estimates
Money facing this bill
A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.
$1.4M
measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3
subjectHealth
members counted61
members with a candidacy in 202661
this row as datathe stored row
This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.
The members it reached, and who gave it
- Angie Craig cosponsor, Democrat-MN
$179k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$14k
THE CIGNA GROUP
organization as filedTHE CIGNA GROUP
employer as filedTHE CIGNA GROUP
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$12k
MAYO CLINIC
organization as filedMAYO CLINIC
employer as filedMAYO CLINIC
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$8,500
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
organization as filedANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
employer as filedANDREESSEN & HOROWITZ
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Sarah McBride cosponsor, Democrat-DE
$75k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$17k
INCYTE CORPORATION
organization as filedINCYTE CORPORATION
employer as filedINCYTE CORPORATION
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$7,000
DENALI THERAPEUTICS
organization as filedDENALI THERAPEUTICS
employer as filedDENALI THERAPEUTICS
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$5,478
UNITED MEDICAL LLC
organization as filedUNITED MEDICAL LLC
employer as filedUNITED MEDICAL LLC
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Aaron Bean cosponsor, Republican-FL
$70k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$7,500
BAPTIST HEALTH
organization as filedBAPTIST HEALTH
employer as filedBAPTIST HEALTH
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$5,001
ACESSO BIOLOGICS
organization as filedACESSO BIOLOGICS
employer as filedACESSO BIOLOGICS
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$5,000
BIOWOUND SOLUTIONS
organization as filedBIOWOUND SOLUTIONS
employer as filedBIOWOUND SOLUTIONS
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Thomas R. Suozzi cosponsor, Democrat-NY
$67k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Registered$9,960
UROLOGY OF INDIANA, LLC
organization as filedUROLOGY OF INDIANA, LLC
employer as filedUROLOGY OF INDIANA
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$7,000
GENERAL CATALYST
organization as filedGENERAL CATALYST
employer as filedGENERAL CATALYST
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$5,098
DAVITA
organization as filedDAVITA
employer as filedDAVITA
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered
- Nicholas A. Langworthy cosponsor, Republican-NY
$51k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$7,000
INSMED, INC.
organization as filedINSMED, INC.
employer as filedINSMED
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$6,405
LMH STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
organization as filedLMH STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
employer as filedLMH STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$4,957
TODD STRATEGY GROUP
organization as filedTODD STRATEGY GROUP
employer as filedTODD STRATEGY GROUP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Blake D. Moore cosponsor, Republican-UT
$50k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$6,600
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH
organization as filedINTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH
employer as filedINTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$6,389
HEALTHEQUITY
organization as filedHEALTHEQUITY
employer as filedHEALTHEQUITY
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$5,939
FEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
organization as filedFEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
employer as filedFEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Michael Lawler cosponsor, Republican-NY
$48k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$6,667
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
organization as filedANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
employer as filedANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$5,717
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
organization as filedBGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
employer as filedBGR GROUP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$4,500
SAGE
organization as filedSAGE
employer as filedSAGE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Darin LaHood cosponsor, Republican-IL
$38k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Firm$5,091
FEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
organization as filedFEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
employer as filedFEDERAL HEALTH POLICY STRATEGIES
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$3,081
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
organization as filedAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
employer as filedAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$2,551
TODD STRATEGY GROUP
organization as filedTODD STRATEGY GROUP
employer as filedTODD STRATEGY GROUP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm
- Mike Carey cosponsor, Republican-OH
$37k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$4,667
BLACKSTONE
organization as filedBLACKSTONE
employer as filedBLACKSTONE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$3,027
THE MCMANUS GROUP
organization as filedTHE MCMANUS GROUP
employer as filedTHE MCMANUS GROUP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$2,905
LIFE EMS, INC.
organization as filedLIFE EMS, INC.
employer as filedLIFE EMS
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick cosponsor, Republican-PA
$37k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$3,833
BLACKSTONE
organization as filedBLACKSTONE
employer as filedBLACKSTONE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm$3,073
SPLITOAK STRATEGIES LLC
organization as filedSPLITOAK STRATEGIES LLC
employer as filedSPLITOAK STRATEGIES
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$2,500
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
organization as filedCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
employer as filedCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.
Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates
Votes: 0 roll calls tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents
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