Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8839.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CARAVEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 107, June 26, 2024, Pages H4320-H4321):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on best practices for screening and treatment of congenital syphilis under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8839, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8839

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  828cda5fa6d6962e378cefd6faf63329d38ffc9db4702b3c6dd9dc00ddc42095

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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