H.R. 7118
119th Congress
House
Genomic Answers for Children’s Health Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that whole genome and whole exome sequencing for children with certain medical needs is covered under the Medicaid program.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
34
- ILLUMINA, INC.
- AVENUE SOLUTIONS
- ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
- RED+BLUE STRATEGIES
- GRIDIRON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
- KING & SPALDING LLP
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Treasury, Dept of
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Cosponsors
27
D
Riley, Josh
D
Himes, James A.
R
Smucker, Lloyd
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Bacon, Don
D
Pocan, Mark
R
Barrett, Tom
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Landsman, Greg
R
Begich, Nicholas J.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
R
Miller, Carol D.
D
Schrier, Kim
R
Kean, Thomas H.
D
McBride, Sarah
R
Lee, Laurel M.
D
Trahan, Lori
D
Auchincloss, Jake
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
R
Carey, Mike
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Mullin, Kevin
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
D
Veasey, Marc A.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7118: Genomic Answers for Children’s Health Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7118/
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