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Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2026

House

Require compensation in divorce proceedings for child health coverage, as reflected in the measure’s child health and family law purpose

Latest action: Mon Mar 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act

House

Require human trafficking and exploitation prevention training to improve identification and response efforts

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Senate

Prohibit certain forms of child abuse involving minors under the Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act

House

Expand support for health professions students by addressing essential skills training and child care needs

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

Senate

Directs TSA to strengthen airport screening guidance to reduce contamination risks for breast milk, infant formula, and related cooling accessories during additional screening

Latest action: Tue Nov 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

House

Directs TSA to strengthen screening guidance to reduce contamination risks for breast milk, infant formula, infant water, juice, and cooling accessories during additional security screening

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through early December 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 funding for federal agencies through December 11, 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending multiple expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ending child poverty.

House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Senate

Designates September 2025 as National Child Awareness Month and recognizes charities and youth serving organizations for their contributions to children and the nation's future

Latest action: Fri Sep 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Senate

Provides continuing fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, permanently extends expanded health insurance tax credits, and extends several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 federal funding through a short-term continuing resolution while permanently extending expanded health insurance premium tax credits and continuing several expiring programs

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

House

Prohibit adding COVID-19 vaccines to the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the CDC publishes all clinical safety and efficacy data online

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commending efforts to eradicate the wild poliovirus.

House

Expresses support for the goals of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to eradicate wild poliovirus worldwide

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes the Healthy Start program in 2025 to continue maternal and infant health services

Latest action: Fri Oct 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 the federal grant program for school-based health centers under the Public Health Service Act

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

EMPOWER for Health Act

Senate

Establishes the EMPOWER for Health Act as a Senate measure on health policy now before the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Latest action: Tue Jul 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act

House

Establishes an Early Action and Responsiveness program aimed at improving youth mental health intervention and response

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Medicaid Program Improvement Act

House

Requires Medicaid and CHIP programs to maintain processes for obtaining updated enrollee addresses and reporting verified addresses from managed care plans

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Extends funding authority through FY2029 for the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers program serving families of children and youth with special health care needs

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medicaid Third Party Liability Act

House

Modifies Medicaid third-party liability rules by ending certain pay-first exceptions and barring federal payment when states have not verified third-party insurance information

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PEER Mental Health Act of 2025

House

Establishes the PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 to address mental health policy through a new federal measure

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

Senate

Requires CMS to create specific Medicare physician fee schedule payment methods for qualifying pediatric medical devices when manufacturers request them

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PROTECTS Act of 2025

House

Prohibits federal funding for certain gender transition procedures for individuals under 18, while allowing limited medical exceptions

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026

Senate

Extends through FY2031 the Healthy Start program for communities with high infant mortality and adverse maternal health outcomes

Latest action: Mon Jun 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.

Senate

Designates September 2025 as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month to recognize infant mortality and call attention to efforts to reduce it

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Senate

Requires states to create a five-year enrollment pathway for qualifying out-of-state providers to treat children in Medicaid and CHIP without extra screening

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025

House

Establishes a school safety planning framework under the PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act

Senate

Imposes new infant formula contamination reporting and FDA response requirements to improve product safety oversight

Latest action: Mon May 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025

Senate

Modifies Medicaid primary care payment rates by setting a Medicare rate floor and extending eligible practitioner types for children's care services

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025

House

Modifies Medicaid primary care payment rates by setting a Medicare rate floor and extending that rate to additional practitioner types

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025

House

Establishes a cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding in the federal government for peacebuilding policy and programs

Latest action: Fri Feb 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025

House

Requires states to let qualifying out-of-state providers temporarily treat Medicaid and CHIP patients under age 21 without extra screening

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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