U.S. House Bill to Establish an NPSB

On October 15, 2026, U.S. Reps. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) introduced H.R. 10810, the National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026, in the 119th Congressional Session. This legislation would establish a National Patient Safety Board (NPSB), a nonpunitive, collaborative, and independent board within the Department of Health and Human Services to address safety in health care modeled in part after successful entities in the transportation industry.

This legislation is a critical step to improve safety for patients and healthcare providers by coordinating existing efforts within a single independent agency solely focused on addressing patient safety in health care. Key features of the NPSB as outlined in the bill include:

• The NPSB’s data-driven solutions would prevent harm before it occurs and reduce the burden on frontline teams.
• The NPSB would aggregate and analyze existing patient safety data collected across HHS agencies to gain national insights.
• No government entity is tasked with looking at patient safety nationwide; NPSB would fill this gap.
• More than 90 leading healthcare organizations and stakeholders have joined the NPSB Advocacy Coalition.

NPSB Bill History

On March 8, 2024, U.S. Reps. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Dr. Michael Burgess (TX-26) reintroduced the National Patient Safety Board Act (H.R. 7591) as bipartisan legislation.

• NPSB 2024 House Bill press release
• U.S. Representative Barragán’s Announcement