# 119-hres-236: Expressing support for the goals of a "NICU Baby's Bill of Rights".

119-hres-236, Expressing support for the goals of a "NICU Baby's Bill of Rights"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status introduced (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-236
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the goals of a "NICU Baby's Bill of Rights".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Family-centered NICU care** is the central goal of this resolution. It would endorse a NICU Baby’s Bill of Rights and recommend nonbinding steps to improve communication, informed consent, nutrition options, discharge planning, and mental health support for NICU families and infants. - Families: Focuses support on parents of preterm and medically complex infants, noting over 380,000 preterm births each year and a 50 percent higher preterm rate among Black babies. - Parents and caregivers: Calls for hospital policies that prioritize parental presence and integration to reduce separation, support bonding, and aid infant development. - Hospitals and providers: Urges clinicians and hospitals to adopt family-centered care and involve family advocacy partners when making NICU policies. - Informed consent and nutrition: Encourages an informed consent approach for major care decisions and ensures families are informed about donor human milk and human milk–based nutrition. - Discharge planning: Emphasizes comprehensive, individualized discharge plans that include family participation to ease transitions home. - Mental health support: Highlights screening and connections to peer-to-peer programs, support groups, and counseling to reduce perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-236 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/236)

## Related
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-236 (as of 2026-06-25).