PREEMIE Reauthorization Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2013 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 6, 2013
- 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 Reauthorization Act or PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - Amends the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act to revise and reauthorize requirements for research on prematurity and preterm births.
Requires the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth to give preference in awarding grants to an eligible entity that proposes to use the grant funds to develop plans for, or to establish, telehealth networks that provide prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies.
Revises and reauthorizes through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct demonstration projects related to preterm births.
Repeals establishment of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight.
Authorizes the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality. Directs the Advisory Committee (or an existing advisory committee designated by the Secretary) to develop, and periodically review and revise, a plan for conducting and supporting research, education, and programs on preterm birth through HHS.
Requires the Secretary to designate an appropriate agency within HHS to coordinate existing studies and report to the Secretary and Congress on hospital readmissions of preterm infants.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 12, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Mar 13, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 14, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 20, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 18, 2013 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 26, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 252 | PREEMIE Reauthorization Act | Identical bill | Nov 27, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Medical research
- Minority health
- Research administration and funding
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House
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