Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026

Roger Marshall

Republican · KS · Senator

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• Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)Original· 2026-02-05
• Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)Original· 2026-02-05
• Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)· 2026-06-16

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

2026-06-22

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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.

[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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