H.R.8840

Fair Care Act of 2026

Introduced·5/14/26

Fair Care Act of 2026: Addresses health care costs, insurance, and drug pricing.

The Fair Care Act of 2026 aims to tackle high health care costs, insurance issues, and drug pricing. It modernizes health savings accounts, allows unused premium tax credits to be deposited into these accounts, and repeals certain health insurance mandates. The act also introduces provisions to prevent genetic discrimination, ensures timely access to generic drugs, and mandates biosimilar biological products to be interchangeable.

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History

May 14

House

Introduced in House

May 14

House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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.