HR8620-119

In Committee

CARES Hotline Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CARES Hotline Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD384FD44B9CA4BE6A5B9F90C444C5673: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregiver Access to Resources and Emotional Support Hotline Act or the CARES Hotline Act.
  • Section H1A5E458C6D544C7A9BD4D2C9389D48A7: 2. National Hotline for Caregivers of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42...
  • Section HFF5DB7D823D74B8A898ACA80E83FF95B: 501. National Hotline for Caregivers of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities The Secretary shall maintain, directly or by awarding a grant or entering...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CARES Hotline Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Transportation, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, CARES Hotline Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Transportation Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Transportation Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"eligible entity" §H1A5E458C6D544C7A9BD4D2C9389D48A7

a nonprofit organization that has— demonstrated national reach or capacity to serve all States and territories

"eligible entity" §HFF5DB7D823D74B8A898ACA80E83FF95B

a nonprofit organization that has— demonstrated national reach or capacity to serve all States and territories

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