House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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Official title: To amend title V of the Social Security Act to include as a special project of regional and national significance the purchase, acquisition, and distribution to mothers of newborn infants newborn supply kits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Letlow R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6096.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 194, November 18, 2025, Page H4771):Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 63 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6096, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6096
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 24, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
22 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 22 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Young Kim (R-CA), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), David Valadao (R-CA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.
- H.R. 1011 (119th) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 3453 (119th) Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
- H.Res. 218 (119th) Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification.
- H.R. 2728 (119th) GREATER Act
- H.Res. 1256 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2026, as "National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" and prioritizing the goals and…
- H.R. 3982 (119th) To establish a Tariff Response and Damages to Exports fund, and for other purposes.
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.