Requires hospitals to ask about and report aggregate patient immigration status data to HHS and DHS, and excludes non-compliant hospitals from federal programs, so more data sharing with federal immigration authorities.
Not later than 30 days after the last day of each calendar quarter, the hospital submits a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security that includes, with respect to all patients that were admitted to such hospital (or visited the emergency department of such hospital) during such quarter--
Mandates hospitals to include immigration-status questions on intake forms (with limited exceptions for reporting to law enforcement) and to verify lawful-permanent-resident documentation, increasing hospital involvement in immigration-status screening.
Any admission, registration, or other intake form issued by the hospital includes-- (A) a request that the patient (or the patient's authorized representative) indicate the patient's immigration status;
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2026-07-13: 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.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires hospitals to ask patients for immigration status on intake forms, verify LPR documentation in some cases, and submit quarterly aggregate reports on patient immigration status (including numbers who are unlawfully present) to both HHS and DHS; non-compliance results in exclusion from federal health programs. This expands immigration-enforcement involvement by hospitals and data sharing with federal authorities. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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.
2026-07-13
House
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.