H.R. 8261

Summary

H.R. 8261, the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 14, 2026 by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 8261 has 9 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8261 IH: Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8261  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 14, 2026   Ms. DelBene  (for herself and  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  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   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026  .
2.
Removing cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under part B of the Medicare program
Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (GG), by striking  and  at the end; and
(B)
in subparagraph (HH), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:  and (II) with respect to chronic care management services (as described in subsection (b)(8) of section 1848) furnished on or after January 1, 2027, the amount paid shall be an amount equal to 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for such services or the amount determined under such section; ; and
(2)
in subsection (b), in the first sentence—
(A)
in paragraph (12), by striking  and  at the end; and
(B)
in paragraph (13), by inserting before the period at the end the following:  , and (14) such deductible shall not apply with respect to chronic care management services (as described in section 1848(b)(8)) furnished on or after January 1, 2027 .

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) sponsors H.R. 8261, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Suzan DelBene

Rep. · D–WA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 14, 2026

Mike Kelly

Rep. · R–PA-16 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 14, 2026 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026

Linda Sanchez

Rep. · D–CA-38 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2026

Janelle Bynum

Rep. · D–OR-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 29, 2026

Eric Sorensen

Rep. · D–IL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 29, 2026

Marc Veasey

Rep. · D–TX-33 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 29, 2026

Thomas Suozzi

Rep. · D–NY-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 30, 2026

Ami Bera

Rep. · D–CA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 13, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8261 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 14, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 14, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8261 has taken 2 actions since Apr 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8261 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8261 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced
• Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 11 firms and 87 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8261 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 87.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8261 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8261’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8261, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DelBENE:H.R. 8261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 , Section 8[Page H2886]

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