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Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 3, 2026
Latest Action
February 3, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Valerie P. FousheeDemocratic(NC)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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Filing registrants (2)
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; 340B Drug Discount Program; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress; community project funding; Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; 340B Drug Discount Program; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress; community project funding; Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Program for high need hospitals; development of improvement to trauma payments for HHS and Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Program for high need hospitals; development of improvement to trauma payments for HHS and Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; 340B Drug Discount Program; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress; community project funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R.5527, Stop Censoring Military Families Act H.R.7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act H.R.7247, Prison Libraries Act of 2026 H.R.7691, Fight Book Bans Act H.R.7327, Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026 H.R.7281, Justice for Shireen Act S.4028, Open Books, Open Doors Act Issues related to censorship at Department of Defense run schools Issues related to book bans at military service academies Issues related to transnational repression Issues related to FY27 National Defense Authorization Act Issues related to the Stars and Stripes Editorial Independence Issues related to Campus Free Speech Issues related to Prison Book bans Issues related to World Press Freedom Day Resolution
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Fund for high need hospitals; development of improvement to trauma payments for HHS and Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; 340B Drug Discount Program; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress; community project funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Fund for high need hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; 340B Drug Discount Program; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Designation of front line hospitals and recognizing uncompensated costs in hospital specific DSH limit; funding for social determinants of health and physical and mental health comorbidities; 340B Drug Discount Program; funding for community project; funding for serving migrant patients; reintroduction on H.R. 7327 - Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 in the 119th Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues related to 340B Drug Discount Program, site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues related to 340B Drug Discount Program, site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues related to 340B Drug Discount Program, site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals; Medicaid and other provisions in H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); demonstration program on physical and mental health comorbidities (S.3450); transparency issues related to 340B Drug Discount Program, site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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