Congress funds nursing homes to help seniors get better care.
H.R. 9844 — CHARTS Act · Filed by Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives money to nursing homes and home health agencies. They use grants to buy and set up health record systems. These systems let doctors and nurses share patient data. The bill gives up to $500,000 per place for three years. It sets aside $5 million per year for 2027 and 2028.
Who it affects
Seniors and low-income patients who use Medicare and Medicaid get better care. Nursing homes and home health agencies receive the grants. Health record companies may sell more products to these places.
One thing to notice
The bill requires reports on whether the systems reduce hospital stays and falls. Congress will measure whether the money worked.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- health record systems — Computer programs that store and share patient medical records between doctors.
- Medicare and Medicaid — Government health insurance for seniors and low-income people.
- grants — Money the government gives to groups that do not have to pay it back.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,764 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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