HR 8869 — To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-05-15
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D, NJ-12) — sponsor · 2026-05-15
- Ross, Deborah K. (D, NC-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D, GA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Tonko, Paul (D, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- McIver, LaMonica (D, NJ-10) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Velázquez, Nydia M. (D, NY-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Carson, André (D, IN-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Velázquez, Nydia M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Tonko, Paul | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | McIver, LaMonica | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Carson, André | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Ross, Deborah K. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Watson Coleman, Bonnie | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D, house NJ-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Carson, André (D, house IN-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Tonko, Paul (D, house NY-20) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | McIver, LaMonica (D, house NJ-10) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D, house GA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Ross, Deborah K. (D, house NC-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Velázquez, Nydia M. (D, house NY-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 65 | $8,951 | $8,951 |
| 2 | cranfill sumner & hartzog | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 3 | workplace options | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | bose mckinney & evans, llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,587 | $2,587 |
| 5 | donald henley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 7 | emmis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8 | dd cox agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 9 | juneberry ridge farm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | anthony & sylvan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | retired | 0 | $0 | 4 | $702 | $702 |
| 12 | warren real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | iheartmedia | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | moss+ross | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | hmhn | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | erwin capital inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | nubin construction group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | ccnc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | the law office of charles r. church, l | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | bandwidth inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | csea/afscme local 1000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | hh oil tools inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | nc state university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | sanford law offfice pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 256 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D · house · NJ-12) · sponsor
- Carson, André (D · house · IN-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D · house · GA-4) · cosponsor
- McIver, LaMonica (D · house · NJ-10) · cosponsor
- Ross, Deborah K. (D · house · NC-2) · cosponsor
- Tonko, Paul (D · house · NY-20) · cosponsor
- Velázquez, Nydia M. (D · house · NY-7) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Velázquez, Nydia M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by McIver, LaMonica (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Carson, André (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · sponsored by Watson Coleman, Bonnie (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Ross, Deborah K. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Tonko, Paul (cosponsor) · sponsorship