Federal money pays for free lung disease treatment for workers.
H.R. 10798 — Silicosis Prevention and Treatment Act · Filed by J. Correa (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a grant program. It gives $10 million per year from 2027 to 2031. Hospitals, health centers, and groups use the money to treat lung disease patients for free. The money also pays for screening, teaching, help with benefits, and lung therapy.
Who it affects
Workers and patients with lung disease get free or low-cost treatment and screening. Hospitals, health centers, groups, and state and local health offices can apply for grants.
One thing to notice
The program caps funding at $10 million per year. Some areas with high dust risk may get less money than they need.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
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 (1,852 characters) on Oct 16, 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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