# 117-hr-1722: Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021

117-hr-1722, Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1722
- Congress: 117
- Title: Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-7409: TRUST for Puerto Rico Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-5141: Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act
- 117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act
- 117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-1722 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1722)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-7409: TRUST for Puerto Rico Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7409)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5141: Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOB…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5141)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1722 (as of 2026-10-15).