To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill entitles officers of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to the same leave benefits provided to officers of the armed forces.
Specifically, the bill expands the leave available to USPHS officers with respect to parental leave, emergency leave, and rest and recuperation leave.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2025 to Jul 17, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 17, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2025Markup Sep 17, 2025Reported Oct 3, 2025 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 10, 2025Markup Sep 10, 2025Reported Sep 10, 2025 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
- Sep 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5661-5662)
- Sep 15, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2846.
- Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5661)
- Sep 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 3, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-327.
- Oct 3, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
- Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
- Sep 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 10, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 10, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5661, H5662Text printed H5661 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Chrissy Houlahan D-PA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Sep 15, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 65, April 10, 2025, page H1601.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-31 | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, RURAL HEALTH, AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES159 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 16, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1440 | Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act | Related bill | Oct 17, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 15, 2026Engrossed in House
- Oct 3, 2025Reported in House
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
