# 117-hr-596: ACCESS Act

117-hr-596, ACCESS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-596
- Congress: 117
- Title: ACCESS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 52
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

ACCESS Act

## Cosponsors (52)

- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-596 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/596)

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