S3840-119

In Committee

Health Investment Zones Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 11, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Health Investment Zones Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Investment Zones Act of 2026.
  • Section idba10ecb3f46447b7a69c1e043de06caa: 2. Designation of Health Investment Zones Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, pursuant to applications...
  • Section H604C301A4CC14A90A996F4AE30733C8B: 3. Tax incentives Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the...
  • Section HE8018C11050F4456B37E7046C2B92008: 25G. Credit for qualified Health Investment Zone workers In the case of a qualified Health Investment Zone worker, there shall be allowed as a credit against...
  • Section id8f29f5bb72a54d57818140dbd2018262: 4. Grants For each area designated as a Health Investment Zone, the Secretary may award a grant to the community-based nonprofit organization or local...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Health Investment Zones Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Health Investment Zones Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 11, 2026

Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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 Finance Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"eligible Health Investment Zone practitioner" §id3b299c699f1648e0a5574a6868e57165

a Health Investment Zone practitioner who— agrees to provide full-time health care services in a Health Investment Zone for a specified period that is not less than 1 year

"Health Investment Zone practitioner" §id7b79ad577fc84d0fba6a295d59112553

a health care practitioner who— is licensed or certified in accordance with applicable State law to treat patients in the applicable Health Investment Zone

"freestanding physician office or clinic" §idD8DD543761D341188CE94B2C3308E1E6

a clinic that— bills by place of service code 11 (office) or 22 (independent clinic) in the physician fee schedule under section 1848

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