Law schools get federal money to help workers fight denied benefits.
H.R. 9735 — CLINIC Assistance Act · Filed by Joe Courtney (D-CT) · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a federal grant program. Law schools can get up to $500,000 per year to run clinics. Law students help people fight denied health insurance claims. Lawyers supervise the students. The clinics also help with retirement benefit disputes and unpaid medical costs. The Department of Labor will work with these clinics.
Who it affects
Workers and retirees who had benefits denied. Law students who work in the clinics. Law schools that run the clinics.
One thing to notice
Law schools get money to help regular people fight denied benefits. Each school can get up to $500,000 per year.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal grant program — Money the federal government gives to schools to do specific work.
- Department of Labor — The federal agency that handles worker and employment issues.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,179 characters) on Oct 26, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,580 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 2026-10-26.
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