H.R. 1197: PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-11 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

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PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and establishes actions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address preterm birth (i.e., babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes epidemiological studies, data tracking, and prevention efforts conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to preterm birth. Also, the bill requires HHS to establish an interagency working group to improve federal coordination and provide recommendations on preventing preterm birth, infant mortality, and related adverse birth outcomes. Additionally, HHS must arrange for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study preterm birth in the United States and report to HHS and Congress on certain aspects, including the financial costs and strategies to reduce the rate of preterm birth.

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PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · 40 cosponsors

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Josh Riley (D-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] reported raising $456,272 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1197.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1197 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills