U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1558: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, to maintain the health care safety net, Federally Qualified Health Centers should continue to operate under their longstanding single patient definition for delivery of all services, including prescription drugs.
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2026 Mr. Bergman (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, to maintain the health care safety net, Federally Qualified Health Centers should continue to operate under their longstanding single patient definition for delivery of all services, including prescription drugs. Whereas nearly 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Centers (referred to in this preamble as health centers ) form the backbone of the health care safety net, serving more than 32 million medically underserved Americans at more than 16,000 sites; Whereas health centers play an essential role in meeting our Nation's moral commitment to maintain a strong health care safety net; Whereas health centers provide high-quality, affordable care to 1 in 8 children in the United States, in 5 rural residents, and more than 25 million individuals who are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid or are uninsured; Whereas approximately 90 percent of health center patients have incomes at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line; Whereas the Health Resources and Services Administration has long applied a single definition of a health center patient, currently stated as an individual who has …
Sponsors
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1558?
- HR1558 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, to maintain the health care safety net, Federally Qualified Health Centers should continue to operate under their longstanding single patient definition for delivery of all services, including prescription drugs.
- What is the status of HR1558?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1558?
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1558?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1558
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