S. 2372 · 118th Congress

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Introduced on Jul 19, 2023 by Chuck Grassley (R-IA). 43 cosponsors, 23 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 19, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 19, 2023
Cosponsors
43
23 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medicaid
  • State and local government operations

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.

Chuck GrassleyR-IASponsor

Democrats · 23

Independents · 2

Republicans · 18

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE13 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)
  2. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society10 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.5 reports
    $11.2M reported (all issues)
  5. American Heart Association5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Boston Children's Hospital5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  7. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)5 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM$27.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. ST. BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION5 reports
  11. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  12. The Nemours Foundation - a Florida not-for-profit Corporation5 reports
    $979.9K reported (all issues)
  13. American Academy of Pediatrics4 reports
    $748K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Cleveland Clinic Foundation4 reports
    Federal contractor: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$1.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES4 reports
  16. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners4 reports
    $96K reported (all issues)
  17. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS4 reports
    $600.7K reported (all issues)
  18. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.3 reports
    $910K reported (all issues)
  19. CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  20. CURE SMA3 reports
    $225K reported (all issues)
  21. Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc.3 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  22. Epilepsy Foundation3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  23. RARE DISEASE COMPANY COALITION3 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  24. SSM Health3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SSM HEALTH CARE GROUP$602.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  25. STEALTH BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  26. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON2 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  27. National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INCAI match · 100%
  28. ORCHARD THERAPEUTICS NORTH AMERICA2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  29. Sickle Cell Disease Association of America2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  30. Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (formerly Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.)2 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  31. THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAAI match · 100%
  32. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER2 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  33. Astria Therapeutics, Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  34. Breakthrough T1D (fka Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  35. Breakthrough T1D (formerly known as JDRF Intl.)1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)
  36. Fulcrum Therapeutics1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  37. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  38. IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.1 report
  39. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  40. National Bleeding Disorder Foundation (fka National Hemophilia Foundation)1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.