H.R. 8684 · 119th Congress

Transparency in Billing Act of 2026

Introduced on May 7, 2026 by Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jul 13, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 652.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 7, 2026
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage to only pay claims submitted by hospitals that have in place policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Virginia FoxxR-NC-5Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 7, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 7, 2026Introduced in House
  3. May 7, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. May 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.
  6. Jul 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-748.
  7. Jul 13, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-748.
  8. Jul 13, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 652.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)1 report
    $3M reported (all issues)
  2. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report
    $276.3K reported (all issues)
  3. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  4. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association1 report
    $990K reported (all issues)
  5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  6. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  7. Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association1 report

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.