S3799Reported by Committee

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-02-05

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Roger Marshall

Republican · KS · Senator

Votes with party: 76.4% (884 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Conservative Groups$1,092k

Full profile: /officials/M001198

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Cosponsors (4)

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

Latest Action

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.

2026-06-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReported By · 2026-06-22

Previously

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMarkup By · 2026-06-17
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-02-05

Plain-English Summary

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Healthy Start program, which is administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau within the Health Resources and Services Administration. This program provides grants and other support for communities experiencing high rates of infant mortality and adverse maternal health outcomes, including support for case management, medical care, and health education. (For additional information on the Healthy Start program see CRS Insight IN12550 .)

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] [S. 3799 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3799 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2026 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTHY START INITIATIVE. Section 330H(e)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-8(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``appropriated'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``appropriated $145,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.''. <all>

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