Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the National Center for Health Statistics, to provide such funds as may be necessary to support states in implementing the most recent versions of the Standard Certificate of Live Birth, the Standard Certificate of Death, and the Standard Report of Fetal Death and purchasing data from these vital records. Requires the Secretary to give priority to collecting statistics on infant mortality.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 11, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
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