H.R. 9468 · 119th Congress

STAR Act

Introduced on Jun 25, 2026 by Kevin Hern (R-OK-1). 4 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 25, 2026
Cosponsors
4
0 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust long-term care hospital payment rates under the Medicare program.

Subjects

  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Hospital care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Kevin HernR-OK-1Sponsor

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 25, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 25, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 25, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. CHC Community Care, LLC1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  3. Kindred Healthcare d/b/a ScionHealth1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  4. Kindred Healthcare d/b/a ScionHealth (fka Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc)1 report
    $39K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KINDRED HEALTHCARE OPERATING INCAI match · 100%
  5. National Association of Long Term Hospitals1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  6. PAM Health, LLC1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  7. Priority Hospital Group1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  8. RiverBridge Specialty Hospital1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.