Reauthorize the School-Based Health Centers grant program.

Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20) and Troy Balderson (R-OH-12) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) program.

Tonko backed legislation to extend federal support for school-based health centers.

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A statement submitted to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health said the panel would be considering H.R. 8209, the School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026, later that day.

The bill was actively under committee consideration during the lookback window, but this document does not show enactment or committee passage.

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Documents for the Record
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The Energy and Commerce Committee's full committee markup agenda included H.R. 8209, the School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026, among the bills scheduled for consideration.

The bill advanced to full committee markup, which is concrete legislative activity, but the page does not show final reporting or House passage.

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Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
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The Subcommittee on Health hearing agenda listed H.R. 8209, indicating the reauthorization bill was included for discussion in the public health hearing.

This is an earlier official sign of committee activity on the claim, but it falls outside the 30-day lookback window and does not itself show delivery.

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Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health
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