S 9649 — Enacts the "Give Kids a Chance - Carter and Ray's Law"; mandates health insurance coverage for congenital anomalies
Congress · introduced 2026-03-31
Enacts the "Give Kids a Chance - Carter and Ray's Law" mandating health insurance coverage for congenital anomalies including certain reconstructive services, habilitative services, and inpatient and outpatient services.
Latest action: 2026-04-20 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Sam Sutton (—, NY-22) — sponsor · 2026-03-31
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2026-03-31
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2026-03-31
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO INSURANCE
- · senate — AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 9649A
Text versions
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Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-03-31 | Sam Sutton | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-03-31 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Sutton (—, state_upper NY-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-03-31 · sponsored by Sam Sutton (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-03-31 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-03-31 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship