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H.R. 8869 119th Congress House

Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress di… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2026 Introduced by: Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8869: Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8869/
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"H.R. 8869: Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8869/.
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H.R. 8869, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8869/.
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