Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced
Summary
Locks in $145 million a year for the Healthy Start Initiative from fiscal year 2026 through 2030. The bill amends Section 330H(e)(1) of the Public Health Service Act to codify that annual appropriation and confines the statutory funding authorization to those five fiscal years. *Would authorize $145 million annually for FY2026–2030, totaling $725 million and increasing federal spending by that amount over the period.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More Healthy Start grants for families
If enacted, the bill would appropriate $145 million each year for the Healthy Start Initiative for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. The money would support federal grants to local Healthy Start programs that serve pregnant people, infants, and families. Grants would fund outreach, care coordination, and maternal-infant health services, and funding would take effect upon enactment. The bill does not provide authority for funding beyond FY2030.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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