Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 14, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for: (1) improving state comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC); and (2) increasing the rate of comprehensive and standardized autopsies for such deaths.
Requires the Director to: (1) develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for such deaths; and (2) commission a study on the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after investigation and autopsy.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) award grants for death scene investigation training; (2) establish a population-based case registry for SUID and SUDC deaths; (3) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths; and (4) develop public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants for death review programs and prevention strategies; (2) establish a public health awareness and education campaign on SUID and SUDC; and (3) award grants for support services to families who have experienced SUID, SUDC, or stillbirth.
Provides for surveillance and data collection on stillbirths.
Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirths.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jul 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 14, 2009 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jan 28, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 14, 2010 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 18, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 24, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 24, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 16, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jul 14, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3212 | Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Genetics
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Sex and reproductive health
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2009Introduced in Senate
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