U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 6972
Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all applicable State and local laws requiring notification or reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Lloyd SmuckerR-PA-11
- Introduced
- January 7, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (19)
19 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Mike BostR-IL-12
- Brandon GillR-TX-26
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-9
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3
- John JoyceR-PA-13
- John W. RoseR-TN-6
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14
Signed on later
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5January 8, 2026
- Michael CloudR-TX-27January 14, 2026
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19January 14, 2026
- Tim WalbergR-MI-5January 15, 2026
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10January 20, 2026
- Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6January 20, 2026
- Darin LaHoodR-IL-16January 21, 2026
- David SchweikertR-AZ-1January 22, 2026
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1January 27, 2026
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15February 10, 2026