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H.R. 8425119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026

Introduced: Apr 21, 2026
Latest action: Apr 21, 2026

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026 This bill expands vaccination programs and coverage for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill expands and otherwise modifies the Vaccines for Children Program, which provides free vaccinations to individuals 18 years of age or younger who are uninsured or underinsured (i.e., with limited or no insurance for vaccines), are eligible for Medicaid, or are American Indians or Alaskan Natives. The bill expands the program to include children enrolled in CHIP. The Government Accountability Office must report on the related effects of the bill's changes. The bill also temporarily requires payments under Medicaid and CHIP for vaccine administration and counseling services for children to be made at a rate that is no less than the rate under Medicare for equivalent services. It also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that conduct culturally appropriate outreach regarding the benefits of vaccinations for children.

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H11100Apr 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Intro-HApr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Jul 22, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Immigration: Legislation and policies related to: Detentions and deportation of children and families with children Authorization of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 1061/S. 455, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act H.R. 6987/S. 3602 - Public Charge Clarification Act of 2025 Budget/Appropriations: Legislation and policies relating to: Potential changes in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 funding for nurse education, workforce, and research programs as a result of workforce reductions and reorganization of agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs and for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education, Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944 H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R. 8872, Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act H.R. 9022, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R. 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 S. Con. Res. 33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Education: Legislation and policies related to: Accreditation and curriculum of advance practice nursing education programs Policies and requirements related to federal scholarship and loan repayment programs for advanced practice registered nurses Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education, Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944 H.R. 3711/S. 1948, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R. 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act H.R. 6739, Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6862, Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.J. Res. 189, Providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations S. 3435/H.R. 6607, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 3707/H.R. 7279, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act S.J. Res. 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations Environment/Superfund: Legislation and policies related to: Environmental protections affecting the health and safety of children, families, and health care providers Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) provisions related to climate change, clean energy, and environmental health Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 6409/S. 3836, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act Health Issues: Legislation and policies relating to: Potential changes in authorizations for nurse education, workforce, and research programs as a result of workforce reductions and reorganization of agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services Policies related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, child vaccine recommendations and schedule, the Vaccines For Children Program, and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund Cancellation of federal nursing workforce grants Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Use of provider-neutral and inclusive language in federal documents, forms, and surveys Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Implementation of 42 USC 300gg-5(a) regarding provider non-discrimination by health plans Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Mental health services and violence prevention Tobacco and vaping prevention and cessation Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 1197/S. 1562, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act H.R. 1435/S. 3714, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 1735/S. 779, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds (EARLY Minds) Act H.R. 2472, Improving Newborns' Food and Nutrition Testing Safety (INFANTS) Act of 2025 H.R. 2493, Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3333, Magnifying Opportunities to Recruit and Educate (MORE) Nurses Act H.R. 3492, Protect Childrens Innocence Act H.R. 3624/S. 1924, Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 3701, Family Vaccine Protection Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 4340/S. 921, Tyler's Law H.R. 4564, Dillons Law H.R. 4709, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 4725, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826, 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 H.R. 5469/S. 2858, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 6088/S. 3281, Restoring Food Security for Families & Farmers Act of 2025 H.R. 6121/S. 2303, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act H.R. 6252, Food Assurance and Security Act H.R. 6396, Kid Providing Resources for Optimal Outcomes against Fatalities (Kid PROOF) Act of 2025 H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 H.R. 6703, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act H.R. 6844, Tobacco TRACE Act H.R. 6845/S. 3569, S.T.O.P. Illegal Vaping Act H.R. 6945/S. 4242, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act H.R. 7092/S. 4061, Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide (RAYS) Prevention Act H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R. 7757, Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act H.R. 7867, Infant Formula Safety Modernization Act of 2026 H.R. 7875, Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act H.R. 7973, Momnibus Act H.R. 8081/S. 4202, Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act H.R. 8089/S. 4186, Perinatal Workforce Act H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R. 8201, Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act H.R. 8209, School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R. 8385, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 H.R. 8425, Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026 H.R. 8429, Baby Food Safety Act of 2026 H.R. 8521/S. 4387, Protect Moms from Domestic Violence Act H.R. 8657, Campus Lifeline Act H.R. 9257/S. 4754, Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R. 9393, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 S. 222/H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 272, Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act S. 278, Kids Off Social Media Act S. 705, Innovations in Pediatric Drugs Act S. 836/H.R. 6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 1157/H.R. 2319, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025 S. 1885, Stop the Scroll Act S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 S. 1599/H.R. 6394, Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2025 S. 1748/H.R. 6484, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1874/H.R. 3593, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act S. 2857/H.R. 5448, Protecting Free Vaccines Act S. 2954, Health Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2025 S. 3199, 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2025 S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025 S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 S. 3402, Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act S. 3799, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026 S. 3853, End the Vaccine Carveout Act S. 4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act S. 4141, Rural Hospital Revitalization Act S. 4189, Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Legislation and policies related to: Workplace safety and violence prevention for nurse, advanced practice registered nurses, and other health care professionals Implementation of 42 USC 300gg-5(a) regarding provider non-discrimination by health plans H.R. 2332/S. 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act of 2025 H.R. 2531/S. 1232, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act H.R. 3170/S. 3296, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 4122/S. 2167, Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025 Medicare/Medicaid: Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Creation of a Medicare graduate nursing education program Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Medicare and Medicaid policies related to telehealth services Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Protection and improvement of Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21), including the Rural Health Transformation Program Inclusion of nurse practitioners in the bonus program for clinicians practicing in primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) H.R. 498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 1317/S. 575, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 1616/S. 1805, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act H.R. 2172/S. 1058, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act H.R. 2531/S. 1232, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2586, Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3108/S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act H.R. 3684, Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 4619, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025 H.R. 4773/S. 3350, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 4849/S. 2556, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 5081/S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025 H.R. 5217, Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 6199/S. 3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2025 H.R. 7106, Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act H.R. 7787, Mental Health Workforce Act H.R. 7973, Momnibus Act S. 683/H.R. 7324, More Behavioral Health Providers Act S. 717/H.R. 6894, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act S. 1261/H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S. 2954, Health Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Legislation and policies related to: Taxation of income and benefits and tax incentives affecting nursing education and practice Taxation of non-profit organizations Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 1582/S. 786, Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act H.R. 3145/S. 1548, Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 S. 46/H.R. 247, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 S. 131/H.R. 392, Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrows (PRECEPT) Nurses Act Veterans: Legislation and policies related to: Revision and implementation of Department of Veterans Affairs regulation RIN 2900-AP44, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses H.R. 2234, Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 S. 3329/H.R. 6203, U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act

Government entities reported: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Education, Dept of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Labor, Dept of (DOL) Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Reported filing-period amount: $24,000

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Jul 15, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Budget/Appropriations: No Bill No. - FY27 Appropriations Education: No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education Reform No Bill No. - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act No Bill No. - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program No Bill No. - EDUCATE Act Health Issues: No Bill No. - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act No Bill No. - Global Health Empowerment and Rights (Global HER) Act No Bill No. - WHO withdrawal No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act No Bill No. - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act No Bill No. - Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition While Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act No Bill No. - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act No Bill No. - Protect Health Savings Account Act No Bill No. - HHS reorganization No Bill No. - Workforce Mobility Act No Bill No. - Health Care Workforce Expansion Act No Bill No. - TRUTH in Labeling Act No Bill No. - NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act No Bill No. - Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 NO Bill NO. - Follow the Science Act (H.R. 8765) - Prioritizing Primary Care Act (H.R. 21/S.6) - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 1061) - Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (S. 229) - Drug Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act (H.R. 777) - Closing the College Hunger Gap Act (H.R. 957) - Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 846/S.589) - Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (H.R. 929/S.266) - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1670/S. 797) - Family Building FEHB Fairness Act (S. 1538) - Rural Seniors Act (H.R. 999/S. 422) - Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 2818/S. 1447) - Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 2559/S. 1420) - Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act (H.R. 2495/S. 1971) - Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders (CARE) Act (H.R. 2483) - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2762/S. 1394) - Expanding Access to Family Planning Act (H.R. 2717/S. 1320) - Servicewoman and Veterans Menopause Research Act (H.R. 1) - One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1026/s. 1719) - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3757) - Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (S. 5469) - SHINE for Autumn Act (S. 1562/H.R. 1197) - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3670) - IHS Provider Expansion Act (S. 2072) - MORE Savings Act (S. 2169) - Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Act (S. 1847/H.R. 3672) - Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act (H.R. 3885) - TEAMS Act (H.R. 3942) - Keeping Obstetrics Local Act (H.R. 4837) - Written Informed Consent Act (H.R. 3013) - Vaccine Transportation Act (H.R. 6468) - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 (H.R. 6760) - Protecting Access to Affordable Coverage Act (H.R. 5461/S.2211) - Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5684) - Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act (H.R. 7064) - AI in Healthcare Efficiency and Study Act (S. 4027/H.R. 6248) - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (S. 3842) - 21st Century WIC Act (H.R. 5488) - Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act (S. 3274/H.R. 6242) - Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine (MOM) Act (H.R. 5360) - AI Warnings and Resources for Education (AWARE) Act (H.R. 6353) - Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act (H.R. 6292) - Don't Sell Kid's Data Act (S. 3618/H.R. 6259) - No Fentanyl on Social Media Act (H.R. 6498) - Safeguarding Adolescents from Exploitative (SAFE) Bots Act (H.R. 6290) - Safe Social Media Act (H.R. 7227/S.3698) - Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act (H.R. 7444) - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 9257) - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act (S. 4927) - Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act (H.R. 7267/ S. 3706) - Produce Prescription for Veterans Act (H.R. 3747) - Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer's Provider Training Act (H.R. 8390) - National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026 (H.R. 8245) - Strengthening the Vaccine for Children Program Act of 2026 (H.R. 7973) - Momnibus Act Medicare/Medicaid: No Bill No. - Physician payment reform No Bill No. - Value based care No Bill No. - Kids Access to Primary Care Act No Bill No. - Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act No Bill No. - Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act No Bill No. - MA Prompt Pay (H.R. 879) - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 1510) - Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 891) - Bipartisan Health Care Act (H.R. 1735/S. 779) - EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 786) - Reserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act (S.2671/H.R. 5269) - RESULTS Act (2. 2749) - Medicare Sequester Exemption Bill (H.R. 483) - Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act (H.R. 6160) - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6210) - Senior Savings Protection Act (S. 3300) - Access to New Community Health Opportunities and Recovery (ANCHOR) Act (S. 3522) - No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 8735/ S. 4384) - Medicare Advantage Improvements Act (H.R. 8390) - National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026 (H.R. 8425) - Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2026 Immigration: No Bill No. - Conrad 30 Waiver Program No Bill No. - H-1B Visa Proclamation No Bill No. - J-1 visas Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: No Bill No. - Tax precentor incentives (H.R. 593) - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act (H.R. 1026) - Primary Care Enhancement Act

Government entities reported: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Reported filing-period amount: $1,048,023

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

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