Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 284.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. The primary purpose of the legislation is to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative. It proposes a specific funding amount for the program. This includes $145,000,000 for each of the fiscal years from 2026 through 2030.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill provides essential funding for a health initiative specifically designed to serve low-income and underserved populations.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill funds the Healthy Start Initiative which is designed to improve health outcomes and access in underserved areas.
- Scored +4
Would children be better off under this?
The Healthy Start Initiative focuses on improving the health and well-being of mothers and children in underserved communities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Funding for the Healthy Start Initiative: The bill allocates $145,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, which serves to reauthorize the initiative (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides essential funding for a health initiative specifically designed to serve low-income and underserved populations. Would children be better off under this? — The Healthy Start Initiative focuses on improving the health and well-being of mothers and children in underserved communities. Would women be better off under this? — The Healthy Start Initiative provides critical support for maternal health and services for women. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The Healthy Start Initiative is a primary tool used to address health disparities disproportionately affecting African American communities. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill funds a program aimed at reducing health disparities that often affect Hispanic communities.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill funds the Healthy Start Initiative which is designed to improve health outcomes and access in underserved areas.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The Healthy Start Initiative typically targets racial disparities in health outcomes through its community-based programming. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By funding health access through the Healthy Start Initiative, the bill helps mitigate health-related economic burdens on low-income families.
- 10/3/2025
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-331.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 284.
- 9/17/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
- 9/10/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 6/3/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Nicole MalliotakisRepublican · New York
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin