US HB8716 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-07 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 7 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-07 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage of self-measured blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Title
Blood Pressure MATTERS Act Blood Pressure Mandated Accessible Telemetry Tracking for Eclampsia Risk Safeguards Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] |
| Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8716/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr8716/BILLS-119hr8716ih.pdf |
