# 119-hr-10616: Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026

119-hr-10616, Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10616
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Creates a single, public, machine‑readable repository of HHS data.** This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post all publicly available HHS data sets on a searchable website, make them free and machine‑readable, include metadata, and provide standardized APIs and bulk download options within one year of enactment. - Researchers and developers would get easier access to HHS data through machine‑readable files, standardized application programming interfaces, and bulk download options, all available at no cost. - Journalists, patients, and the public would be able to search, sort, and download datasets online, improving transparency and reuse of federal health data. - Public health officials and policymakers would receive a report to Congress not later than 2 years after enactment and annually thereafter that lists available data sets, update frequency, and constraints on publishing more data. - HHS operations would have to publish associated metadata, update the website regularly, and identify privacy, legal, technical, or resource barriers that limit dataset publication.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More health data for researchers, businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require HHS to publish all publicly available HHS data sets on opendata.hhs.gov (or a successor site) within 1 year. Data sets would have to be machine-readable under 44 U.S.C. § 3502, include metadata, and be free for unrestricted access, automated processing, and bulk d…

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- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10616 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10616)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1227)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10616 (as of 2026-10-09).