# 119-s-5172: Kidd’s Stuttering Act

119-s-5172, Kidd’s Stuttering Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5172
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kidd’s Stuttering Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Creates coverage parity in Medicaid and CHIP for speech therapy for childhood-onset fluency disorders.** It would also add screening for stuttering to early-childhood quality measures and require screenings during well-child visits.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stuttering care for Medicaid and CHIP kids: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicaid would have to cover speech therapy for childhood-onset fluency disorders, including stuttering, for people under 21 starting January 1, 2029. The coverage would include real-time audio-video telehealth and must follow parity rules so limits are no stricter than other speech the…

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- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1053: FIGHT China Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5172 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5172)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1053: FIGHT China Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1053)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2398)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5172 (as of 2026-08-13).