Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Amends Title V of the Social Security Act to extend and increase funding for family-to-family health information centers. Provides $6,000,000 for April 1–September 30, 2025, and $9,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026–2029.
Adequacy of funding: liberals want more, conservatives accept or question level
Narrow, low-cost, noncontroversial reauthorization typically attracts bipartisan support and is easy to move in the House.
Amends Title V of the Social Security Act to extend and increase funding for family-to-family health information centers.
Provides $6,000,000 for April 1–September 30, 2025, and $9,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026–2029.
The bill is a five-year reauthorization of specified grant funding levels.
Content is narrow, low-cost, and non-controversial, making enactment likely if paired with routine floor scheduling and appropriations.
How solid the drafting looks.
Adequacy of funding: liberals want more, conservatives accept or question level
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Adequacy of funding: liberals want more, conservatives accept or question level
Likely strongly supportive because the bill continues federal support for families, especially those with children with special health care needs.
Sees peer-led family centers as important social supports and a modest but valuable federal investment.
Would want higher funding and stronger equity and accountability provisions.
Likely generally supportive because the bill is narrowly targeted and low-cost relative to federal spending.
Views it as a pragmatic continuation of existing services that helps vulnerable families.
Would favor built-in reporting, cost transparency, and clear program evaluation.
Views the goal—helping families—as legitimate, but is cautious about expanding federal funding and recurring obligations.
Prefers state, local, or private solutions and accountable grants.
Would seek stricter oversight, sunset provisions, or tighter eligibility to limit federal role.
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Content is narrow, low-cost, and non-controversial, making enactment likely if paired with routine floor scheduling and appropriations.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Adequacy of funding: liberals want more, conservatives accept or question level
Content is narrow, low-cost, and non-controversial, making enactment likely if paired with routine floor scheduling and appropriations.
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