H.R. 6220

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6220 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6220

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
and submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 20, 2025

Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Ms. Schrier, and Mr. Baumgartner) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
and submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Maddie's Infant Recovery And 
Children's Legislative Emergency Act of 2025'' or the ``MIRACLE Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), shall conduct a study 
on--
(1) the prevalence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (in this 
section referred to as ``NAS''); and
(2) infant and maternal health outcomes associated with 
pediatric transitional care facilities.
(b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
(1) identify the barriers to obtaining valid, accurate, up-
to-date data on the prevalence of NAS among beneficiaries under 
State plans (or waivers of such plans) under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
(2) identify the scope of services and supports available 
to beneficiaries with a diagnosis of NAS under such State plans 
(or waivers).
(c) Report.--
(1) Submission to congress.--Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that contains the findings and, to the 
extent applicable, recommendations resulting from the study 
under subsection (a).
(2) Publication.--Upon the submission to Congress of the 
report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish 
such report on a public website.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Pediatric transitional care facility.--The term 
``pediatric transitional care facility'' means a residential 
pediatric recovery center for infants with neonatal abstinence 
syndrome that provides inpatient or outpatient treatment.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the 
United States.
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