# 119-hr-9486: Health DATA Act of 2026

119-hr-9486, Health DATA Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9486
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health DATA Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Control and protection of group health plan data.** The bill amends ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) to expand transparency, strengthen privacy rules, broaden fiduciary duties over plan data, and ban discrimination based on plan data.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on discrimination using plan data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful for an employer, plan sponsor, administrator, or fiduciary to punish or treat a participant worse because of plan data. Participants could sue under ERISA without first using the plan's appeal process. A court could order equitable relief to restore the p…
- Large penalties for data violations: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary assess $10,000 per day for each day a violation of the plan-data rules continues. It would also allow a $100 per day penalty for each participant for discrimination tied to plan data, accruing until fixed. The Secretary would be able to collect those pen…
- Broader audits of plan claims data: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let group health plans audit all de-identified claims and encounter data. The data must be de-identified under HIPAA rules (45 C.F.R. 164.514). Audits could review pricing and payment formulas, quality measures, overpayment and recovery terms, and other payment methods. C…
- Plan fiduciaries must manage data: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand ERISA fiduciary duties to cover the use, management, and safeguarding of plan data. Plan managers would need to consider data governance when choosing vendors and overseeing plans. That could improve data protection for participants but also increase vendor oversig…
- Privacy rules and attestations for plans: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would say it does not limit HIPAA or other federal and state privacy and civil-rights laws. If enacted, the Secretary would collect required attestations about contract "gag clauses" and check that service providers who submit attestations have no conflict of interest. These ru…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9486 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9486)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9486 (as of 2026-10-08).