119th Congress
H.R. 8716
Blood Pressure MATTERS Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nikema Williams(D-GA)
- Introduced
- May 7, 2026
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Original cosponsors (4)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Added later (2)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · May 13, 2026
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Jul 27, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
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.
Latest action(May 7, 2026): 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 7, 2026 · House
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
Introduced in House