119th Congress
H.R. 5178
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Neal P. Dunn(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Sep 8, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (36)
Original cosponsors (19)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
Added later (17)
- André Carson (D-IN) · Sep 9, 2025
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD) · Sep 30, 2025
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Sep 30, 2025
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Sep 30, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 8, 2025
- Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Dec 3, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Mar 3, 2026
- Joe Wilson (R-SC) · Mar 18, 2026
- Gwen Moore (D-WI) · Apr 14, 2026
- Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) · Apr 14, 2026
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Apr 22, 2026
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Jun 8, 2026
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA) · Jun 8, 2026
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Jun 23, 2026
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Jun 29, 2026
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Sep 2, 2026
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Sep 14, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with sickle-cell disease. (Under current law, state Medicaid programs may establish health homes to provide coordinated care for individuals with specified chronic conditions.) States must ensure that such care includes dental and vision services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states on how to design and implement such health homes.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 8, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - Sep 8, 2025
Introduced in House