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H.R. 8716 119th Congress House

Blood Pressure MATTERS Act

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, and the Int… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage of self-measured blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum individuals.

Introduced: May 7, 2026 Introduced by: Nikema Williams Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 7, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Cosponsors 6
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 27, 2026
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 13, 2026
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 7, 2026
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 7, 2026
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 7, 2026
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 7, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8716: Blood Pressure MATTERS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8716/
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"H.R. 8716: Blood Pressure MATTERS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8716/.
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H.R. 8716, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8716/.
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[H.R. 8716: Blood Pressure MATTERS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8716/)
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