S. 3799 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026

Sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, Kansas with 4 co-sponsors

Introduced Feb 5, 2026

Referred to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Latest action Jun 22, 2026

SponsorSen. Roger Marshall, Kansas· 4 cosponsorsSen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New YorkSen. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin

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What the bill does

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.)

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jul 13, 2026.

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Contents

Sec. 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$145,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.”.

Official text, Reported to Senate (Jun 22, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov

What the bill does

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jul 13, 2026.