H.R.8765

Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026

Introduced·5/12/26

Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026 mandates annual reports on primary care spending and establishes a working group to recommend improvements.

The Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026 requires federal agencies administering health care programs to submit annual reports to Congress on primary care spending. These reports must detail the total dollar amount and percentage of funds allocated to primary care. Additionally, the Act mandates the establishment of a working group to study and recommend ways to prioritize primary care spending, increase accessibility of primary care providers, and improve primary care services, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

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History

May 12

House

Introduced in House

May 12

House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.