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The Clarify Health Bill
DC bill aims to clarify health data sharing
Health and Human Service Programs and Benefits Eligibility and Delivery Data-Sharing Clarifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would let government agencies share more health and benefit data, affecting how your personal info is used.
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Citizens should watch this bill because it could expand state access to private health details without clear limits, making privacy harder to protect.
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The facts
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- Title: Health and Human Service Programs and Benefits Eligibility and Delivery Data-Sharing Clarifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
- Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
- Bill number: B26-0751
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (D, Sen)
- Current stage: Introduced on 2026-07-09
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