PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-19 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 500 (2022): On Passage, HR8876 (2022-12-02), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

Plain summary

The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, increases funding for, and modifies the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. This program supports home visits for expectant and new parents who live in communities that are at-risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes. Changes to the program include setting out requirements for allocating program funds; increasing the percentage of funds reserved for tribal entities; establishing a publicly available dashboard that reports program outcomes; requiring activities to reduce unnecessary data collection, reporting, and other administrative requirements of the program; and allowing for virtual home visits (provided certain conditions are met). The bill also reduces funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · 187 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8876, The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-10-11); CBO cost estimate: Estimated Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-11-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jason Smith (R-MO), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 127 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] reported raising $100,598 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117