Health Access and Civil Rights Protection Act of 2025

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Public Health

Summary

Authorizes HHS grants to expand health services in underserved rural and disadvantaged communities, strengthens nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements, and mandates annual reporting while preserving state administrative flexibility.

Full text

This bill would authorize federal grants through the Department of Health and Human Services to expand primary care, preventive services, behavioral health care, and public-health outreach in medically underserved communities, including rural areas and communities with persistent racial or economic disparities. It would strengthen enforcement of existing federal nondiscrimination protections in federally funded health programs, require language-access and disability-access standards, and direct HHS to publish annual reports on access, outcomes, and enforcement while preserving state flexibility in administering care.

Sponsor

Larry RothDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

None yet

Debate

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