H.R. 8397: Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-21 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

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Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 71 cosponsors

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LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Lucy McBath (D-GA), George Latimer (D-NY), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 11 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr8397 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills