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H.R. 1669

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 1669, the To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Steve Cohen (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Nov 18, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.

Record

Text

H.R. 1669 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb1669/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1669 IH: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1669  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Cohen  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
1.
Reauthorization of the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program
Section 1254(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–54(h) ) is amended by striking  fiscal years 2020 through 2024  and inserting  fiscal years 2026 through 2030 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Nov 18, 2025

hb1669/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (11/18/2025)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Training Program, which is administered by the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center in the Department of Health and Human Services. The program provides training for health care and social service providers on how to identify and support those who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing human trafficking.

Sponsors

Rep. Steve Cohen (D) sponsors H.R. 1669, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 1669 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Nov 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1669, the latest H. Rept. 119-381.

  • H. Rept. 119-381 — TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO REAUTHORIZE THE STOP, OBSERVE, ASK, AND RESPOND TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS TRAINING PROGRAM

Actions

H.R. 1669 has taken 6 actions since Feb 27, 2025, the latest on Nov 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 18, 2025
House
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-381.Energy and Commerce Committee
Nov 18, 2025
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.
Apr 29, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldEnergy and Commerce Committee
Apr 29, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.Energy and Commerce Committee
Feb 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 1669 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1669 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. — Display Title

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1669, the latest on Jul 29, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1669 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ROBERT KRAMER116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$110.7K2nd Quarter - Report
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$105.4K2nd Quarter - Report
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$17.6K4th Quarter - Report
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$15.4K3rd Quarter - Report
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$15.4K1st Quarter - Report
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$12.6K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1669 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1669’s is Health.

hr1669/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1669 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employment and training programs to Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations.

hr1669/subjects.txt
Employment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHuman traffickingSmuggling and traffickingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1669, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 1669.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H919]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com