U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8869
Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026
To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Introduced
- May 15, 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)
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Cosponsors (7)
7 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
Signed on later
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26May 19, 2026