House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
MOMMIES Act
Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.
Sponsor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9816.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PRESSLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 119, July 21, 2026, Page H5024):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9816, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9816
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 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
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Christian Menefee (D-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
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- H.R. 4611 (119th) EACH Act of 2025
- H.R. 5657 (119th) Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
- H.R. 40 (119th) Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Related bills
- S. 4913 (119th) MOMMIES ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.