Community TEAMS Act of 2026
Key claim: The Community TEAMS Act of 2026 (S3989) was introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the Senate HELP Committee.
Abstract
(S3989 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-03-04): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Why this matters
The Community TEAMS Act would establish a federal framework for community-based healthcare teams, potentially shaping how community health workers and allied staff are trained, deployed, and compensated. For workers, it could create new pipeline and role definitions; for employers (health systems, community organizations), it could open grant streams tied to team-based staffing models. Status is early — introduced and referred to HELP with no markup — so operational impact is contingent on further legislative action.