House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
State of Men’s Health Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on the state of men's health in the United States and to establish an Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 20, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7602.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 34, February 20, 2026, Page H2234):General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7602, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7602
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Earl Carter (R-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Robert Onder (R-MO), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), James Walkinshaw (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Carter.
- H.R. 5109 (119th) Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
- H.R. 8874 (119th) Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- H.R. 2037 (119th) Open RAN Outreach Act
- H.R. 1374 (119th) Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- H.R. 6782 (119th) Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025
- H.R. 2539 (119th) FISCAL Act
Related bills
- S. 5113 (119th) State of Men’s Health ActIdentical 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.