119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Aug 6, 2026
HCBS Access Act
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Latest action (Aug 6, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…trial. S. 5236: Improving CARE for Youth Act requires Medicaid to cover both mental health and primary care services provided to an individual on the same day. S. 5321: HCBS Access Act expands and standardizes access to HCBS under Medicaid. S. 5428/H.R. 930 Stop the Wait Act eliminates the waiting periods for Social Security…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, all provisions H.R. 6602/S.4089, Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, all provisions H.R.8298, SSISavingsandEfficiencyAct of 2026, all provisions H.R. 8540/S. 5321, HCBS Access Act, all provisions H.R. 8620, CARES Hotline Act, all provisions H.R. 8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…o bill): Proposals to create policies in traditional Medicare that mimic those used by private health insurance plans. Medicaid. The HCBS Access Act (H.R. 8540/S. 5321): Proposals to expand Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) by elevating them to a mandatory entitlement. H.R. 8540 would reduce waitlists and guar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns SPORTS Act (S. 3138) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (P.L. 119-75); Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act (H.R. 8500); HCBS Access Act ( H.R.8540/ S.5321); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act (S. 4889); Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/ S. 2903), Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing