U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9228: Health DATA Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure plan fiduciaries have access to de-identified information relating to health claims, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure plan fiduciaries have access to de-identified information relating to health claims, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, September 15, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure plan fiduciaries have access to de-identified information relating to health claims, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act of 2026 or the Health DATA Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Increasing group health plan access to health data (a) Group health plan access to information (1) Definition Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002 ) is amended by adding at the end the and (ii) any person or entity acting as an intermediary between the group health plan and a person or entity described in subparagraph (A). (B) Health care provider Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no health care provider shall be considered a network service provider solely in its capacity as a provider of health care services. . (2) In general Section 408(b)(2) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the and (ii) does not-- (I) limit or delay access by the responsible plan fiduciary or designated agent to claims and encounter information or data for longer than 15 days or a period determined appropriate by the Secretary, whichever is shorter; (II) limit the amount of …
Sponsors
- Robert Onder (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Victoria Spartz (R, HD-005)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 724.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-826.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Data collection, sharing, protection, Health information and medical records, Civil actions and liability, Business ethics, Health, Health care costs and insurance
Common questions
- What is HB9228?
- HB9228 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Health DATA Act of 2026.
- What does HB9228 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure plan fiduciaries have access to de-identified information relating to health claims, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9228?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 724. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9228?
- Robert Onder (R, HD-003), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9228?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9228
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