119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 5, 2026
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jun 22, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jun 22, 2026)
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.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…5, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025 S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 S. 3402, Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act S. 3799, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S. 3853, End the Vaccine Carveout Act S. 4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act S. 4141, Rural Hospital…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARCH OF DIMES · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCH OF DIMES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issue of US maternity care deserts: SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799), Momnibus Act (H.R. 7973), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254, S. 380).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…5, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025 S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 S. 3402, Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act S. 3799, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S. 3853, End the Vaccine Carveout Act S. 4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act S. 4141, Rural Hospital…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R.8119- HOPE with Fertility Services Act S.4507, H.R.8784 - Bereaved Parents Rights Act S.4109 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R.8239 - SACRED Act S.4880, H.R.8603 - Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d Interior and Environment Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R.1 - Working Families Tax Cuts Act S.4109- Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.3799, H.R.3302 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.4873 - Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act H.R.8495 - Financial Services and General…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ions for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. S. 3799, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S. 4574, MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act H.J.Res. 144 / S.J.Res. 103, Providing for congressional disapproval…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…authorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] S.3799 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger […
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARCH OF DIMES · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCH OF DIMES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rnal and infant health legislation: SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799), Momnibus Act (H.R. 7973), Dads Matter Act (H.R. 5828, S. 2131), Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254, S. 380), and PREEMPT Act (H.R. 9061), legislation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$990,000
Spent on own lobbying
…authorization Act of 2025 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] S.3799 - Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger […
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARCH OF DIMES · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCH OF DIMES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nal Deaths Act (H.R. 1909, S.2621), SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing