House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
Official title: To protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8397.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. UNDERWOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 70, April 21, 2026, Page H3046):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8397, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8397
- 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
71 cosponsors — 71 Democrats
0 of 71 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX) and 41 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood.
- H.R. 6020 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff…
- H.R. 248 (119th) Baby Changing on Board Act
- H.R. 6238 (119th) NIH IMPROVE Act
- H.R. 7973 (119th) Momnibus Act
- H.R. 247 (119th) Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
- H.R. 8807 (119th) Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
Related bills
- S. 4356 (119th) Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change ActRelated bill
- S. 5283 (119th) Momnibus ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.