H.R. 7189 · 118th Congress

Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024

Introduced on Feb 1, 2024 by Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-107.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-107
Introduced
Feb 1, 2024
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a national congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Medical research
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 1, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Feb 1, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 2, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
  7. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  9. May 22, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-517.
  10. May 22, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-517.
  11. May 22, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
  12. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5588-5589)
  14. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7189.
  15. Sep 23, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5588-5589)
  16. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5588-5589)
  17. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 24, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Sep 25, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Sep 25, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6466)
  21. Sep 26, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Nov 15, 2024Presented to President.
  23. Nov 15, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Nov 21, 2024Signed by President.
  25. Nov 21, 2024Signed by President.
  26. Nov 21, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-107.
  27. Nov 21, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-107.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY4 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  2. American Heart Association4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS4 reports
    $600.7K reported (all issues)
  4. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)3 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  5. American Academy of Pediatrics2 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.