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Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 7537 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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In committee
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Latest action
Feb 12, 2026

What it does

The Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act would prohibit private equity firms and related parties from unjustly enriching themselves through compensation extracted from health care target firms when their actions contribute to patient harm or death. It establishes criminal penalties of 1 to 6 years imprisonment and civil penalties up to five times the amount of clawed-back compensation for covered parties—including directors, officers, control persons, shareholders, and private funds—who benefit from such conduct. The bill authorizes the Attorney General or state attorneys general to claw back compensation received over the preceding or succeeding 10 years following a triggering event,…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 12, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Feb 12, 2026

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