Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Latest action · Sep 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 721 | Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2025 |
| HR 9877 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 | Related bill | Sep 29, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
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