H.R. 7118 · 119th Congress

Genomic Answers for Children’s Health Act of 2026

Introduced on Jan 15, 2026 by Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). 27 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 15, 2026
Cosponsors
27
13 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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

Official title

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that whole genome and whole exome sequencing for children with certain medical needs is covered under the Medicaid program.

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.

Scott H. PetersD-CA-50Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 13

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. Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

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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. SOLENO THERAPEUTICS, INC.4 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  2. EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION3 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION$443.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. ILLUMINA, INC.3 reports
    $620K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ILLUMINA, INC.$21.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. American College of Medical Genetics2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  5. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS2 reports
    $486K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. GeneDx, LLC2 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENEDX, LLCAI match · 98%
  7. The Nemours Foundation - a Florida not-for-profit Corporation2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)
  8. ABBOTT LABORATORIES1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$90M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. American Clinical Laboratory Assn1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)
  10. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP1 report
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP$500 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Beren Therapeutics1 report
  12. EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

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 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.