United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2491 (119th)
ABC Act
Introduced
31 March 2025
Last action
31 March 2025 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3], Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3], Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2], Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11], Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6], Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
24 July 2026
Summary
Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act or the ABC Act This bill requires federal agencies to review and modify the administrative processes related to Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Social Security programs in order to streamline these processes for family caregivers. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) must review processes related to eligibility determinations, applications, forms, and communications for these programs and identify ways to simplify and streamline these processes for family caregivers (e.g., reducing the need for family caregivers to submit the same information for multiple programs). The CMS and SSA must solicit input from family caregivers and state and regional organizations, implement any identified improvements, and report on these efforts to Congress. In addition, the CMS must issue a letter to state Medicaid and CHIP programs that encourages states to conduct a similar review and that provides potential improvements.
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Timeline
31 March 2025
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← ABC Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2491
- us · 119-hr-2491 · source updated 24 July 2026