# 116-hr-9037: National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act

116-hr-9037, National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-9037
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act This bill establishes a program to collect confidential reports from health care providers that detail instances of health care-acquired infections and medical errors. It also establishes the Office of Patient Safety and Health Care Quality within the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the program.

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- 116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act
- 116-hr-8938: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardize…
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## Sources
- [116-hr-9037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9037)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8969)
- [116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8968)
- [116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8939)
- [116-hr-8938: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Direct…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8938)
- [116-hr-8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8932)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9037 (as of 2025-11-18).