Bill would change how states run newborn screening programs.
H.R. 10571 — To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to State support for newborn screening, and for other purposes. · Filed by Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would change the Public Health Service Act. It would affect how states run newborn screening programs. Newborn screening tests babies for serious health problems right after birth. The bill text has not been released yet. The exact changes are not known.
Who it affects
Newborns and their parents would be affected. States that run screening programs would be affected. Hospitals and labs that do the screening would be affected.
One thing to notice
The bill text has not been released. Without seeing the actual bill, exact changes are unclear.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Public Health Service Act — A federal law that lets the government help states with health programs.
- newborn screening — Tests done on babies right after birth to find serious health problems early.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 25, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,986 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-26.
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