House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Dads Matter Act of 2025
Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a public awareness campaign to increase awareness of the importance of father inclusion and engagement in improving overall health outcomes during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Eugene Vindman D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 24, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5828.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VINDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 177, October 24, 2025, Page H4554):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5828, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5828
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eugene Vindman.
- H.R. 10297 (119th) El Salvador TPS Act of 2026
- H.R. 5415 (119th) Nitazene Control Act of 2025
- H.R. 3743 (119th) Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025
- H.R. 5614 (119th) If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- H.R. 8667 (119th) MISSION Rx Act
- H.R. 1973 (119th) No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Related bills
- S. 2131 (119th) Dads Matter Act of 2025Identical 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.