H.R. 7406 · 118th Congress

DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024

Introduced on Feb 16, 2024 by Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5). 6 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 16, 2024
Cosponsors
6
4 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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Genetics
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Hereditary and development disorders
  • Medical research
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5Sponsor

Democrats · 4

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 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Feb 16, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Feb 16, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 23, 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 Voice Vote.
  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: 45 - 0.
  9. May 14, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-504.
  10. May 14, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-504.
  11. May 14, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
  12. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5304-5306)
  14. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7406.
  15. Sep 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5304-5305)
  16. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5304-5305)
  17. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 18, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Global Down Syndrome Foundation6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  2. Alzheimer's Association5 reports
    $4.3M reported (all issues)
  3. THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS1 report
  5. Susan B Anthony List1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.