Compassionate Care Act
Latest action (3 Aug 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
The Compassionate Care Act (H.R. 10013) is a bill focused on improving advance care planning and end-of-life care in the United States. It would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a multi-year national public education campaign on advance care planning and to create a public website helping health care providers understand advance directive rules and best practices for discussing end-of-life care. The bill also establishes a pilot grant program encouraging medical, nursing, and allied health schools to add end-of-life care training to their curricula, directs the development of quality measures for end-of-life care across provider settings, and calls for continuing education materials for health care providers. On the Medicare side, it would permanently allow telehealth for face-to-face hospice recertification visits and expand telehealth options for advance care planning services by removing certain geographic restrictions starting in 2027.
The bill primarily affects patients and families making end-of-life decisions, health care providers (doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and others), and federal health programs including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the Indian Health Service. It also directs several federal studies—by HHS, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology—examining a possible national advance directive policy, a national advance directive registry, and standards for electronic advance directives.
The bill was introduced in the House on August 3, 2026, by Rep. Nanette Barragán and several cosponsors, and referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not yet been voted on by either committee or the full House, and would need to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by the President before becoming law.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on August 3, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 10013 do?
- The Compassionate Care Act (H.R. 10013) is a bill focused on improving advance care planning and end-of-life care in the United States. It would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a multi-year national public education campaign on advance care planning and to create a public website helping health care providers understand advance directive rules and best practices for discussing end-of-life care. The bill also establishes a pilot grant program encouraging medical, nursing, and allied health schools to add end-of-life care training to their curricula, directs the development of quality measures for end-of-life care across provider settings, and calls for continuing education materials for health care providers. On the Medicare side, it would permanently allow telehealth for face-to-face hospice recertification visits and expand telehealth options for advance care planning services by removing certain geographic restrictions starting in 2027. The bill primarily affects patients and families making end-of-life decisions, health care providers (doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and others), and federal health programs including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the Indian Health Service. It also directs several federal studies—by HHS, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology—examining a possible national advance directive policy, a national advance directive registry, and standards for electronic advance directives. The bill was introduced in the House on August 3, 2026, by Rep. Nanette Barragán and several cosponsors, and referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not yet been voted on by either committee or the full House, and would need to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by the President before becoming law.
- Has H.R. 10013 become law?
- Not yet. As of 3 Aug 2026, H.R. 10013 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 10013?
- H.R. 10013 was sponsored by Rep. Nanette Barragán [D-CA44] (Democrat-CA), with 6 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 10013?
- Introduced (3 Aug 2026).
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