House Prepares for Busy Final Week Before August Recess

TL/DR –

The House is planning to pass a budget resolution, a vital measure towards advancing the reconciliation 3.0 package, ahead of its August recess. House and Senate committees are preparing to discuss several health-related bills, including the Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act and the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, focusing on healthcare transparency. Additionally, the House Oversight Committee’s Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee will discuss Medicare fraud, focusing on skin substitute spending, and the Senate HELP Committee will consider and vote on CDC and HHS nominees.

House’s Agenda Packed before August Recess

With the House’s final week of session for August recess underway, a multitude of agenda items awaits. The Senate is also hosting sessions until August 7, 2026. Major focus points for the House’s Republican leadership include House passage of a budget resolution, which is essential for their reconciliation 3.0 package, and several noncontroversial public-health-related bills scheduled for Monday.

The House and Senate committees are to preside over various bills, starting with the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup of 29 bills. The Senate HELP Committee will also review 13 health-related bills, underscoring the committees’ emphasis on healthcare transparency.

The House Oversight Committee’s Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee will conduct a roundtable on Medicare fraud. After last week’s HELP Committee nomination hearing for Sean Kaufman and Erica Schwartz, this week will also see the HELP Committee consider and vote on these CDC and HHS nominees.

Combatting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Healthcare

The administration will host a press conference on July 21, 2026, at 11:00 am EDT to discuss efforts to counter waste, fraud, and abuse in healthcare, joined by the White House Anti-Fraud Task Force officials.

This Week’s Healthcare Preview

This week’s Healthcare Preview podcast features Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock with Maddie News discussing the recent and forthcoming congressional committee action on healthcare transparency legislation.

—
Read More Health & Wellness News ; US News