# 118-hr-7397: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.

118-hr-7397, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-7397
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2024-02-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2024-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-7397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7397)

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