HR8209Reported by Committee
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-06
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Paul Tonko
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (598 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/T000469
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (5)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReported By · 2026-07-02
Previously
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceMarkup By · 2026-05-21
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-06
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-04-06
Plain-English Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration for school-based health centers. School-based health centers are health clinics that are located in or near school facilities, provide primary health care services to children and adolescents during school hours, and are administered by a hospital or certain public or nonprofit entities.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8209 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8209 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2026 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Balderson, and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS GRANT PROGRAM. Section 399Z-1(m) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h- 5(m)) is amended by striking ``such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031''. <all>
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