Kidd’s Stuttering Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6364 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6364 To amend titles XI, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act with respect to screening for childhood onset fluency disorders, and to require coverage of certain speech therapy services under Medicaid and CHIP. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2025 Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mr. Figures, and Mr. Vindman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend titles XI, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act with respect to screening for childhood onset fluency disorders, and to require coverage of certain speech therapy services under Medicaid and CHIP. 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 ``Kidd's Stuttering Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCREENING AND REQUIRING COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP. (a) Inclusion of Screening for Stuttering and Speech Fluency in Core Set of Child Health Quality Measures.--Section 1139A(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(b)(5)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Beginning no later than'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--Beginning no later than''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) Screening for stuttering and speech fluency.-- ``(i) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall publish changes to the core measures described in subsection (a) to include measures of screening for childhood- onset fluency disorders, including stuttering, for children who have attained the age of 2 (and have not attained the age of 6). ``(ii) Publication.--The Sec