Hearing on "Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health"

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled "Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health."

Key Documents 

Opening Statement from Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery 

Opening Statement from Subcommittee Ranking Member DeGette as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Witnesses

Jamie Ulmer, MA

President and CEO

Healthcare Network

Testimony

Rachel F. Brem, MD, FACR, FSBI

Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer; Professor and Vice-Chair Emeritus

Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer; The George Washington University

Testimony

Holly Ahern, MS, MT(ASCP)

Associate Professor of Microbiology

State University of New York Adirondack

Testimony

Amy L. Ronneberg, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

National Marrow Donor Program

Testimony

Brian Wallach & Sandra Abrevaya

Co-Founders

I AM ALS

Testimony

René Quashie, JD

Vice President, Digital Health

Consumer Technology Association

Testimony

Legislation 

• H.R. 4348, To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 4541,the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025
• H.R. 3747,the Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer's Provider Training Act
• H.R. 8209,the School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026
• H.R. 5160,the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
• H.R. 8205,the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
• H.R. 6121,the Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
• H.R. ____,  the Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026
• H.R. 8201,the Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act
• H.R. ____,the Digital Health Screeners Act of 2026