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H.R. 8209

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 8209, the To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program, was introduced in the House on Apr 6, 2026 by Rep. Paul Tonko (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.

Record

Text

H.R. 8209 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb8209/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8209 IH: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8209  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 6, 2026   Mr. Tonko  (for himself,  Mr. Balderson , and  Mr. Bergman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
1.
Reauthorization of school-based health centers grant program
Section 399Z–1(m) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280h–5(m) ) is amended by striking  such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026  and inserting  $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Jul 2, 2026

hb8209/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (07/02/2026)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration for school-based health centers. School-based health centers are health clinics that are located in or near school facilities, provide primary health care services to children and adolescents during school hours, and are administered by a hospital or certain public or nonprofit entities.

Sponsors

Rep. Paul Tonko (D) sponsors H.R. 8209, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8209 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Health Subcommittee.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Jul 2, 2026 · 1,636 Bills
Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Reported by · May 13, 2026 · 143 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 8209, the latest H. Rept. 119-726.

  • H. Rept. 119-726 — TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO REAUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS GRANT PROGRAM

Actions

H.R. 8209 has taken 9 actions since Apr 6, 2026, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 2, 2026
House
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-726.Energy and Commerce Committee
Jul 2, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.
May 21, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldEnergy and Commerce Committee
May 21, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.Energy and Commerce Committee
May 13, 2026
House
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHealth Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 8209 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8209 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. — Display Title
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 37 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8209 in 6 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey11$24K
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC—Florida11—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION12—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.11—
MASON CONSULTING, LLC11$24K
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 37.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXIS PIERCE112
ANDREW WANKUM112
ANGELA FRANKLIN112
ASHLEY DELOSH112
BRYAN HULL112
CHRISTOPHER SHERIN112
DANA LICHTENBERG112
JASON MARINO112
JEFFREY COUGHLIN112
JENNIFER BROWN112
KATHERINE DAPPER112
KORYN RUBIN112
LINDSEY BRILL112
LISA MYERS112
MARGARET GARIKES112
MATTHEW REID112
NEDA ASHTARI112
PHILIP LYNCH112
ROBERT REDDING112
SANDRA MARKS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$5.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$990K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$513K2nd Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INCBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSMASON CONSULTING, LLC2026 second_quarter$24K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8209 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8209’s is Health.

hr8209/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8209 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child health to Health programs administration and funding.

hr8209/subjects.txt
Child healthElementary and secondary educationHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and funding

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8209, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 62 (Monday, April 6, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONKO:H.R. 8209.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2825]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com