# 119-hr-9257: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026

119-hr-9257, Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9257
- Congress: 119
- Title: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-10

## Summary

**Guaranteed no-cost primary and behavioral health visits.** This bill would require group and individual health plans governed by ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to cover 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health visits per plan year with no cost-sharing and with equal treatment limits and reimbursement as comparable visits. - Families and patients: Households would have up to 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health visits each plan year with no copays, coinsurance, or deductibles. That reduces up-front cost barriers for routine care and mental health support. - Workers and employers: People in employer-sponsored plans would get the same no-cost visits under ERISA rules. Plan sponsors must ensure coverage meets the bill’s definitions and eligibility rules. - Plans and providers: Insurers must not impose more restrictive treatment limits or lower reimbursement for these visits. The bill defines qualified providers, including pediatricians, family physicians, advanced practice nurses, psychiatrists, and therapists.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep HSA eligibility for visits: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would treat those covered 3 primary care and 3 behavioral health visits as exceptions to high-deductible health plan deductible rules for purposes of health savings account (HSA) eligibility. That would let people in HDHPs use these visits without counting them toward the plan…
- Three no-cost primary and behavioral visits: benefit, low. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover, with no cost-sharing, 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health visits each plan year. The visits would count per plan year. Treatment limits and reimbursement for these visits could not be more restrictive or less favorable tha…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9821: Shared Values Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9257)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-9821: Shared Values Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9821)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9257 (as of 2026-07-10).