House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure access to immunizations under the Medicaid program and the Vaccines for Children program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- 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. 8425.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHRIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 70, April 21, 2026, Page H3046):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8425, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8425
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
13 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 10 Democrats
3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Joyce (R-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Dave Min (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Josh Riley (D-NY), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier.
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- H.R. 9000 (119th) SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026
- H.R. 3826 (119th) Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025
- H.R. 3656 (119th) To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the…
- H.R. 1433 (119th) Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
- H.R. 10287 (119th) 9-8-8 Crisis Response Act
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.