Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7912

Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2026

Hospital Policies for Premature Babies: Disclosure Rules

Mar 12·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. No action has been taken on the bill since March 11, 2026. Because there has been no progress for three months, the bill is considered stalled.

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Unlikely to pass

While the bill addresses a sensitive topic for parents, it was just introduced and referred to committees where most bills fail to advance without broad support.

Key Points

This bill requires hospitals to tell the public their rules for treating babies born very early. It specifically asks hospitals to share the youngest age at which they will try to save a premature baby's life.
Doctors who provide pregnancy care would have to give this information to patients during their very first prenatal visit. This ensures parents know from the start if their chosen hospital will provide intensive care or if they would need to be moved to a different facility in an emergency.
Currently, some hospitals try to save babies born as early as 22 weeks, while others do not. The bill aims to help parents make informed choices about where to give birth, especially if they are at risk for a premature delivery.
Hospitals and doctors that do not follow these rules could lose federal funding from programs like Medicare and Medicaid. This makes the disclosure a requirement for receiving government money for healthcare services.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Mar 12, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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Mar 12, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7912

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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