H.R. 8436: Equal Health Care for All Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-29 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5120)

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5120) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Equal Health Care for All Act

Plain summary

Equal Health Care for All Act This bill prohibits discrimination in health care based on race, ethnicity, and other characteristics. It also revises reporting requirements, adds equity-related measures to certain Medicare programs, and makes other changes to reduce health disparities. To enforce the prohibition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish an administrative process to resolve complaints about inequitable health care. HHS must investigate these complaints and mediate agreements to resolve issues. In the event of noncompliance with a mediated agreement, an aggrieved individual may bring a civil action. Health care providers must also report data in formats that allow disaggregation by demographic factors. HHS must issue proposed regulations to carry out this requirement within 90 days. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must include measures related to equitable health care in the Medicare value-based purchasing program for hospitals. This program provides incentive payments based on quality of care. The CMS may also exclude providers that furnish inequitable health care from its programs. In addition, the bill establishes the Federal Health Equity Commission to monitor implementation of the bill and establishes a grant program for hospitals to promote equitable health care.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Equal Health Care for All Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 9 cosponsors

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Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8436.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8436 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116