Establish a Department of Labor grant program to help law schools provide no-cost legal assistance to patients appealing denied health insurance claim denials.
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
Occurrences
The CLINIC Assistance Act would establish a grant program through the Department of Labor to help law schools set up consumer advocate programs where patients can receive no-cost legal assistance with their insurance claim appeal.
Courtney proposed creating a federal Department of Labor grant program supporting law school consumer advocate programs that help patients appeal denied health insurance claims at no cost.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9735, sponsored by Joe Courtney, with last action on July 16, 2026: introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Courtney introduced the relevant bill, but the latest action is only referral to committee, so the grant program has not been established as law as of the refresh date.
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The introduced bill would require the Secretary to provide grants to accredited law schools for supervised clinical, externship, or pro bono programs helping participants and beneficiaries with benefit-denial appeals and related actions.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly matches the commitment's mechanism: a Department of Labor/Secretary grant program for law-school programs offering representation in appeals of benefit denials. It remains introduced text, not enacted law.
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"Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Courtney introduced the matching bill and it was referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown.
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"The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible institutions"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text directly matches the promised Department of Labor grant-program mechanism for accredited law schools.
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"in appeals of benefit denials, including through the internal claims procedure and external review process"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text covers no-cost representation for denied benefit appeals, matching the patient insurance-claim-denial assistance commitment.
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"introduced the CLINIC Assistance Act"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Courtney's official House media page records a public announcement of the bill, which is evidence of a concrete legislative effort rather than delivery.
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"Current status In committee"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A bill tracker updated during the lookback window still listed H.R. 9735 as in committee, with no passage or enactment reported.
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"Last action Jul 16, 2026"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A recently crawled legislative tracker shows no action after the July 16, 2026 introduction and referral, supporting unresolved status as of the refresh.
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"Last Action Date Listed July 16, 2026 Action Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo metadata still shows only introduction and referral to committee, not enactment or program creation.
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"The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of planning, developing, or operating an attorney-supervised clinical program, externship, or pro bono program for law students"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the promised Department of Labor law-school grant mechanism, but it remains introduced bill text.
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"in appeals of benefit denials, including through the internal claims procedure and external review process of the plan"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill covers representation for benefit-denial appeals, matching the patient insurance-claim-denial assistance promise, but it is not enacted law.
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"The CLINIC Assistance Act would establish a grant program through the Department of Labor to help law schools set up consumer advocate programs where patients can receive no-cost legal assistance with their insurance claim appeal."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Courtney's official House press-release listing describes the intended promise-matching grant program, documenting effort rather than delivery.
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"Published August 28, 2026 · Updated September 9, 2026"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A tracker updated during the lookback window reviewed H.R. 9735 after introduction, providing a recent unresolved-status check.
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"Latest action July 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The recent tracker update still lists the latest action as committee referral, with no passage, enactment, or established grant program found.
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"——— establish grant program to enable law students to assist participants and beneficiaries in certain civil enforcement actions (see H.R. 9735), H4622 [16JY]"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The October 1, 2026 Congressional Record Index still indexes the commitment-matching proposal only as H.R. 9735 tied to the July 16 Congressional Record entry; this is evidence of continued legislative effort, not enactment.
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"Last Action Date Listed July 16, 2026 Action Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill metadata shows the latest listed action remains introduction and referral to committee, with no enacted-law or program-establishment status shown.
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"Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of planning, developing, or operating an attorney-supervised clinical program, externship, or pro bono program for law students"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text directly matches the promised grant-program mechanism for law-school clinics, but the text is still only the introduced bill.
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"participants and beneficiaries of employee welfare benefit plans can receive representation-- (A) in appeals of benefit denials, including through the internal claims procedure and external review process of the plan"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill covers legal representation for benefit-denial appeals, matching the health-insurance claim-denial assistance commitment, but it remains proposed legislation.
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"By Mr. COURTNEY: H.R. 9735. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish a grant program to enable law students to assist participants and beneficiaries in certain civil enforcement actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Workforce."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record confirms Courtney introduced H.R. 9735 and it was referred to committee; this documents effort but not delivery of an established Department of Labor grant program.
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"The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of planning, developing, or operating an attorney-supervised clinical program"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the promised Department of Labor grant-program mechanism for accredited law schools, but it remains introduced bill text.
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"Earlier this month, Speaker Jonhson also canceled the last two weeks of previously scheduled voting days in September, meaning that the House of Representatives will not return to session for over seven weeks until November 9th."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the Sept. 13-Oct. 12 lookback window, Courtney's office reported no House return until Nov. 9, supporting that H.R. 9735 had no realistic House floor enactment path during the window and remained unresolved.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
Courtney sponsored H.R. 9735 in the 119th Congress, which would create the Department of Labor grant program for accredited law schools to provide no-cost help with benefit-denial appeals. That is a serious, directly relevant legislative attempt, but the cited record shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee on July 16, 2026, with no enactment or program establishment. The promised outcome therefore has not been delivered.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%