H.R. 6972 119th Congress House

Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all applicable State and local laws requiring notification or repo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all applicable State and local laws requiring notification or reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2026 Introduced by: Lloyd Smucker Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 7, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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Cosponsors 19

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Feb 10, 2026

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Jan 27, 2026

Schweikert, David

Arizona · Jan 22, 2026

LaHood, Darin

Illinois · Jan 21, 2026

Harrigan, Pat

North Carolina · Jan 20, 2026

Shreve, Jefferson

Indiana · Jan 20, 2026

Walberg, Tim

Michigan · Jan 15, 2026

Cloud, Michael

Texas · Jan 14, 2026

Donalds, Byron

Florida · Jan 14, 2026

McGuire, John J.

Virginia · Jan 8, 2026

Biggs, Sheri

South Carolina · Jan 7, 2026

Bost, Mike

Illinois · Jan 7, 2026

Gill, Brandon

Texas · Jan 7, 2026

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Jan 7, 2026

Higgins, Clay

Louisiana · Jan 7, 2026

Joyce, John

Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2026

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Jan 7, 2026

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Jan 7, 2026

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jan 7, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6972: Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6972/

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"H.R. 6972: Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6972/.

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H.R. 6972, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6972/.

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