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Equity in STI Testing Act

9946

119th Congress

Health

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

July 23, 2026

Latest Action

July 30, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Nikema WilliamsDemocratic(GA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

80pct

7d open

vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d

Summary

Equity in STI Testing Act This bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections under Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, and the Indian Health Service.

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2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Ending Discrimination Against Gay and Bisexual Blood and Tissue Donors Funding for HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, and Research Funding for and Education Regarding Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Implementation of Section 1557 Nondiscrimination regulations Implementation and Protection of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations PrEP Insurance Coverage Title X Family Planning Funding Access to Gender Affirming Care Employment Benefits Conversion Therapy H.R. 2197: No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act H.R. 2107: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487; S. 3206: Transgender Healthcare Access Act S. 422 Right to Contraception Act H.R. 2387: No Harm Act H.R. 3757: Pride in Mental Health Act of 2025 S. 2035: Protect IVF Act H.R. 3811: The Elder Pride Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 3688: Protecting Children from Experimentation Act of 2025 S. 1774: Protecting Minors in Federal Health Plans Act H.R. 3527; S. 1910: Real Education for Healthy Youth H.R. 5434; S. 2826: 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 H.R. 5390; S. 2823: FAMILY Act H.R. 4648; S. 2408: Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act H.R. 3492: Protect Childrens Innocence Act H.R. 5483; S. 2907: Chloe Cole Act H.R. 4953: Gender-Affirming Child Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 4618: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kid from Child Abuse Act S.2907 A bill to prohibit health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and to provide a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and genital mutilation H.R. 5592 Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act H.R. 600; S. 774: WHO is Accountable Act H.R. 4151: Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2025 H.R. 6703: Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act H.R. 3386: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 H.R. 6372; S. 3327: D.C. Shield Law Repeal Act S. 3011: Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on Exchanges Act S. 3385: Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 7420: Stop Gender Trafficking of Minors Act H.R. 7853; S. 3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 6876: Protecting Children from Foreign Muttilation Act H.R. 9260: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R. 8573; S. 4426: STOP Act H.R. 8952; S. 4625: Elder Pride Act of 2026 H.R. 7531; S. 3869 Healthy Families Act H.R. 7385: PrEP Assistance Program Act H.R. 12: Womens Health Protection Act H.Res. 445: Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All. H.R. 6512: Putting Patients First Healthcare Freedom Act H.R. 9941; S. 5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 H.R. 9946: Equity in STI Testing Act S. 5202: Protecting our Kids from Harmful Research Act

Actions (3)

July 30, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

July 23, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

July 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Veterans' Affairs Committee	House	Referred To	July 23, 2026
Natural Resources Committee	House	Referred To	July 23, 2026
Armed Services Committee	House	Referred To	July 23, 2026
Ways and Means Committee	House

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	July 23, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (11)

Name	Party	State
Becca Balint	Democratic	VT
Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic	DC
Frederica S. Wilson	Democratic	FL

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Sources: Congress.gov

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2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Abortion access (general); Access to mifepristone (general); Contraception (general); Maternal mortality and morbidity (general); H.R. 8651/S. _____, Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act; Obstetric and gynecologic care in rural and underserved areas (general); impact of closures of labor and delivery units in rural hospitals on patient access to care and maternal morbidity and mortality; abortion training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs (general); Teaching Health Center Graduate Medication Education program (general); implementation of P.L. 119-21, One Big, Beautiful Bill Act; implementation of Sec. 6501 of P.L. 119-75, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act; Telemedicine (general); S. 380/H.R. 1254, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act; S. 1834/H.R. 3762, Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 7973, Momnibus Act H.R. 9441, SAFE Training for OBGYNs Act; H.R. 9090/S. 4503, Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Womens Health Act; H.R. 10600, Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act; S. ____, Know Your Risk Act; S. 3254/H.R. 6238, NIH IMPROVE Act; H.R. 9946, Equity in STI Testing Act; H.R. 3387, No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act; H.R. 9842, State Offices of Womens Health Support and Expansion Act; H.R. 2028/S. 942, REDI Act; H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act; H.Res.739/S.Res.401, National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day Resolution; S. ____, Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; HR.____ /S. 5554, Ovarian Cancer Improving and Modernizing Prevention, Access, Care, and Testing (IMPACT) Act; H.R. ____, Improving Access to WIC Act; H.R. ____/S. ____, Support Through Loss Act; H.R. 6468/S. 5232, Rural Residency Planning and Development Act; H.R. _____/S. 4445, Right to IVF Act; S. 4494, maternal mortality review committees (general); Patient-physician relationship (general); Obstetrician-gynecologist workforce (general); Substance use disorder during pregnancy (general); Maternal mental health (general); Insurance coverage for infertility (general); Protections for in vitro fertilization (general); Vaccination (general); childhood vaccine recommendations (general); Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC) recommendations (general); inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical trials (general); NIH/NICHD womens health research (general); clinical research workforce development (general); access to fertility services and treatments (general); Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); COVID vaccine during pregnancy (general); United States Preventive Services Taskforce (general); hormone therapy for menopause symptoms (general); Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS); Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA); OMB Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034-0001); estradiol patch shortage (general); menopause education (general); risk-reducing salpingectomy (general).

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 9946

LILLIE HEYMAN RACHEL TETLOW SARAH BOGDAN ms REBECCA LAUER

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE