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S. 1838 119th Congress Senate

DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research, training, and investi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2025 Introduced by: John W. Hickenlooper Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2026
Received in the House.
Aug 10, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 10, 2026
Held at the desk.
Aug 6, 2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4495-4496)
Aug 6, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4495-4496)
Aug 6, 2026
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4495-4498)
Aug 6, 2026
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 6,751 Hickenlooper, John W. In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 6, 2026
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What's happening now August 10, 2026

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1768 Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
  • S 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • HR 3491 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BLUEBIRD STRATEGIES
    for GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • BLUEBIRD STRATEGIES
    for GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Aug 4, 2026
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 8, 2025
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 8, 2025
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 16, 2025
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 16, 2025
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 28, 2025
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 21, 2025
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 21, 2025
Mullin, Markwayne
· May 21, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1838: DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1838/
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