House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Genomic Answers for Children’s Health Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that whole genome and whole exome sequencing for children with certain medical needs is covered under the Medicaid program.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7118.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PETERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H921):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7118, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 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
27 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 14 Democrats
13 of 27 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James Himes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Carol Miller (R-WV), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Josh Riley (D-NY), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.