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HR 5178 119th Congress House Health

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

Introduced: October 8, 2025 Introduced by: Dunn, Neal P. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2025
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Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with sickle-cell disease. (Under current law, state Medicaid programs may establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with specified chronic conditions.) States must ensure that such care includes dental and vision services.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states on how to design and implement such health homes.

What's happening now September 8, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Lobbying activity 20

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 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 31 Republican 3
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 29, 2026
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 23, 2026
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 8, 2026
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Conaway, Herbert C.
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2026
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 22, 2026
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2026
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 14, 2026
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 18, 2026
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 3, 2026
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Friedman, Laura
California · Dec 3, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Oct 8, 2025
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Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Sep 30, 2025
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McBride, Sarah
Delaware · Sep 30, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Sep 30, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 9, 2025
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 8, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2025
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Sep 8, 2025
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Figures, Shomari
Alabama · Sep 8, 2025
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2025
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 8, 2025
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2025
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Johnson, Julie
Texas · Sep 8, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2025
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2025
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 8, 2025
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 8, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 8, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5178: Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5178/
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"H.R. 5178: Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5178/.
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H.R. 5178, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5178/.
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