Congress locks in five years of maternal health funding for underserved communities
S. 3799 — Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 · Filed by Roger Marshall (R-KS) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill reauthorizes the Healthy Start Initiative, a federal maternal and child health program, by extending its funding through fiscal year 2031 at $145.25 million annually. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to lock in this funding level for five years, ensuring continued support for prenatal care, infant health services, and related maternal health programs in underserved communities.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward reauthorization bill that extends federal funding for an existing maternal and child health program. It contains no deregulation, tax provisions, or private-sector carve-outs — only a funding authorization for a public health initiative.
Who it affects
The bill extends stable, multi-year funding for a program that provides prenatal care, infant health services, and maternal support in underserved communities, directly benefiting low-income pregnant women and infants. Continuity of federal funding reduces program uncertainty and supports public health outcomes in vulnerable populations.
Named in the bill
Healthy Start Initiative, Public Health Service Act, Section 330H, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.
- Feb 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 5, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
- Jun 17, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
3 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $550,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 33 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.
Roger Marshall, the sponsor, reported $1,777,391 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Susan B Anthony List — $420,000 on 1 filing
- Center for Reproductive Rights — $70,000 on 1 filing
- March of Dimes — $60,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (398 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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