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S3716Referred to Committee

RARE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-28
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
Democrat · WI · Senator
Votes with party: 60.7% (323 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001230

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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 →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-01-28

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

I don't have enough specific information about what this bill actually does. The title "RARE Act" and subject area of health are too vague to determine the concrete policy changes it would make or who it affects. To write an accurate summary, I would need details about the bill's actual provisions—for example, whether it addresses rare diseases, rare medical treatments, or something else entirely.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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