U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5469: HEART Foundation Act
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
A bill to establish the Heart Security Foundation, a federally chartered charitable and nonprofit corporation.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
119 S5469 IS: Heart Event Avoidance, Research, and Treatment Foundation Act II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5469 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2026 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary To establish the Heart Security Foundation, a federally chartered charitable and nonprofit corporation. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Heart Event Avoidance, Research, and Treatment Foundation Act or the HEART Foundation Act . SECTION 2. Establishment of and grant of federal charter for heart security foundation Title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: K Heart Security Foundation SECTION 499B. Establishment of and grant of Federal charter for Heart Security Foundation (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Heart Security Foundation (referred to in this section as the Foundation ). The Foundation shall be organized under the laws of the District of Columbia and is a federally chartered corporation, but is not an agency or instrumentality of the United States. The Foundation is fully responsible for its own obligations and liabilities. (b) Purposes …
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R) · primary sponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5469?
- SB5469 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): HEART Foundation Act.
- What does SB5469 do?
- A bill to establish the Heart Security Foundation, a federally chartered charitable and nonprofit corporation.
- What is the status of SB5469?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5469?
- Tillis, Thomas (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5469?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5469
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