To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

U.S. Congress · HR8209 · Floor

What the bill says

HR8209 · U.S. Congress · Floor

Introduced 2026-04-06. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.

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Summary (plain-language)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration for school-based health centers. School-based health centers are health clinics that are located in or near school facilities, provide primary health care services to children and adolescents during school hours, and are administered by a hospital or certain public or nonprofit entities.

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Text versions

  • Introduced in House — 2026-04-06 — XML
  • Reported in House — 2026-07-02 — XML

What analysts say

Committee reports

  • H. Rept. 119-726

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What politicians say

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Action History

DateAction
2026-07-02Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-726.
2026-07-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.
2026-05-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-05-21Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
2026-05-13Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-05-13Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
2026-04-06Introduced in House
2026-04-06Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-04-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Lobbying on this bill

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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.

Registrant (lobbying firm)ClientPeriodReported quarterly amountExtraction
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Q2 2026 $513,000 Explicit
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Q2 2026 $5,130,000 Explicit
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION Q2 2026 $990,000 Explicit
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS Q2 2026 $20,000 Explicit
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC Q2 2026 $80,000 Explicit
MASON CONSULTING, LLC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS Q2 2026 $24,000 Explicit

Source: Senate LDA filings.