House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Keep Kids Covered Act
Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for continuous eligibility for certain children under the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4641.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3647):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 159 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4641, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Derek Tran (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
- H.R. 7305 (119th) Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026
- H.R. 6080 (119th) CLEANER Act of 2025
- H.R. 1781 (119th) To repeal certain executive orders.
- H.J.Res. 197 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare…
- H.R. 2673 (119th) Florida Coastal Protection Act
- H.R. 2703 (119th) Advancing GETs Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 2496 (119th) Keep Kids Covered ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.