Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8765

Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026

Primary Care: Tracking and Improving Federal Spending

May 12·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

The Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026 is in the early stages of the legislative process. Since May 11, 2026, the bill has been sitting in three different House committees for review. No further action has occurred, and it is common for bills to stall at this stage without receiving a committee vote.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

While the bill has support from both parties, it still has to go through three different committees before it can be voted on by the full House.

Key Points

This bill requires federal agencies that run health programs like Medicare and Medicaid to report how much money they spend on primary care every year. They must show the total dollar amount and what percentage of their total budget goes to these basic health services.
A new working group will be created to find ways to make primary care more available and better quality. This group will specifically look at helping people who live in rural areas or places where it is hard to find a doctor.
The group will include experts from the government and private organizations. They will talk to patients, doctors, and researchers to get ideas on how to prioritize primary care over more expensive specialized treatments.
The goal is to understand if the government is spending enough on the front line of healthcare. By tracking this money, lawmakers hope to improve health outcomes and potentially lower long-term costs by catching problems early.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 12, 2026House

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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 12, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8765

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

Data Sources

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Cosponsors

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D: 2R: 1

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