The record

LegislationLegislation· Aug 2026
S 1838 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by John W. Hickenlooper (D)

DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026

Creates a federal research program on Down syndrome and related health conditions.

Tradeoff

Orders the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to run a coordinated research program on Down syndrome across its institutes. No funding amount is specified in the bill text.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on August 6, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 21, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(May 21, 2025)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Hickenlooper's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 6751 · Aug 6, 2026)

    Has the NIH Director, not the Secretary, run the Down syndrome research program, drops the findings section, and updates the short title to 2026.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 6, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

    Discharged(Aug 6, 2026)

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Aug 10, 2026)