# 116-hr-3439: PATIENTS Act

116-hr-3439, PATIENTS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3439
- Congress: 116
- Title: PATIENTS Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
- Introduced: 2019-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Access To Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment Act or the PATIENT Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices. The bill also requires that research supported by the trust prioritize substance use disorders (including opioid use), mental health, and maternal health. Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9027: COVID–19 Long Haulers Act
- 116-hr-8999: Transparent Leadership Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8998: To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "qʷəɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator".
- 116-hr-8967: Federal All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8884: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-3439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3439)

## Related
- [116-hr-9027: COVID–19 Long Haulers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9027)
- [116-hr-8999: Transparent Leadership Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8999)
- [116-hr-8998: To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "qʷəɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8998)
- [116-hr-8967: Federal All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8967)
- [116-hr-8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8908)
- [116-hr-8884: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of P…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8884)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3439 (as of 2025-11-18).