PREEMIE Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act or PREEMIE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand and coordinate NIH research on preterm labor and delivery, infant mortality, and low birthweight infants. Establishes the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network and the Neonatal Research Units Network within NIH.
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) expand and coordinate CDC activities on preterm labor and delivery and infant mortality; (2) conduct a study on the relationship between prematurity, birth defects, and developmental disabilities; and (3) review the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey.
Requires the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's national longitudinal study of environmental influences on children's health and development to consider the impact of assisted reproduction technologies.
Requires the Director of NIH to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study the health and economic consequences of preterm birth.
Directs the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to assess certain core performance and outcome measures utilized under the Social Security Act for purposes of expanding such measures to include known risk factors of low birthweight and prematurity.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct a demonstration project to improve the provision of information on prematurity to health professionals and the public; (2) conduct projects to support the informational and emotional needs of families during the stay of an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit, during the transition of the infant to the home, and in the event of a newborn death; and (3) establish an Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight.
Cosponsors 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2005 to Dec 6, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 9, 2005 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Joe Knollenberg | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 19, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10167 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1185 | Fred Upton R-MI | Jun 9, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 707 | PREEMIE Act | Related bill | Dec 22, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act
- PREEMIE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Agriculture and Food
- Birth defects
- Child development
- Child health
- Child nutrition
- Communicable diseases
- Communication in medicine
- Community health services
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disabled
- Drug abuse
- Economic research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Family services
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to research
- Fetus
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Infant mortality
- Infants
- Low birth weight
- Maternal health services
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical screening
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nutrition
- Performance measurement
- Planning
- Pregnancy
- Pregnant women
- Preventive medicine
- Public health
- Quality of care
- Quality of life
- Reproduction
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Smoking
- Social Welfare
- Stress (Psychology)
- Technology assessment
- Women
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2005Introduced in House
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