HHS must put all public health data online for free
H.R. 10616 — Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026 · Filed by Cliff Bentz (R-OR) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells HHS to build a website called opendata.hhs.gov. The website will have all public health data HHS holds. People can search, download, and use the data for free. HHS must report each year on its progress and problems.
Who it affects
Citizens and researchers can get free access to health data. HHS must set up and run the website.
One thing to notice
All HHS health data goes in one place online. People can search and download it to find health trends and spot new problems.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 28, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 28, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,060 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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