House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
Official title: To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 11, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1197.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KELLY of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 28, February 11, 2025, Page H645):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1197, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
40 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 28 Democrats
12 of 40 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robin Kelly.
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- H.R. 2618 (119th) Federal Firearm Licensee Act
- H.Res. 457 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence…
- H.R. 4084 (119th) Access to Birth Control Act
Related bills
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 1768 (119th) Lower Costs for Everyday Americans ActRelated bill
- S. 891 (119th) Bipartisan Health Care ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.