Hepatitis C: National Elimination Program
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has strong support from both parties and addresses a major health crisis, but the large amount of spending required could make it difficult to pass.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The bill directs coordination between HHS efforts and existing Department of Veterans Affairs programs for opioid use disorder and hepatitis C prevention, which could improve linkage to care for veterans already in VA treatment systems, though veterans are not established as a distinct covered population with guaranteed free drugs under this bill.
“activities carried out under this section are coordinated with other existing Federal efforts relating to hepatitis C prevention, such as treatment for opioid use disorder, carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense”
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2026
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