H.R. 9737 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act

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Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14

Introduced: 2026-07-16

Latest action (2026-07-16): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

What H.R. 9737 does, in plain terms

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Employee Welfare Benefit Access Assistance Act of 2025

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To help employees and plan participants navigate and access benefits (such as health insurance, disability, and other welfare benefits) under ERISA-covered employee welfare benefit plans, reducing confusion and improving utilization.

Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities: expands access to benefits for workers and families, reduces health and financial insecurity, supports underserved communities through multilingual services. Republican priorities: limited federal spending with a hard cap and sunset, state and local flexibility (grants not mandates), no expansion of federal regulatory authority over ERISA plans, and performance-based accountability.

Funding: General revenues of the United States Trea $50 million per fiscal year fo Sunset 5y Oversight: Department of Labor, Employee Enforcement: Annual audits of grant recipients; r
→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – ERISA governs employee benefit plans affecting interstate commerce) → Tenth Amendment (program respects state sovereignty through voluntary grants, not mandates)

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