HR 669 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

Introduced Feb 13, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-236 Sponsor Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ

Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-236.

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 13, 2013
Passed HouseSep 9, 2014
Passed SenateNov 20, 2014
To the PresidentDec 8, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-236

Summary

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue and report on activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including collaborating with states and experts to improve the quality and consistency of data collected after one of these deaths.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2013 to Feb 25, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Feb 13, 2013
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Feb 25, 2013
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Mar 13, 2013
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Mar 13, 2013
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly		Mar 13, 2013
D-CA	Julia Brownley		Apr 10, 2013
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		May 9, 2013
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Sep 25, 2013
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Sep 25, 2013
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Oct 9, 2013
D-VA	James P. Moran		Oct 9, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Oct 10, 2013
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Oct 11, 2013
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Oct 28, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Oct 28, 2013

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Committees 2

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 Feb 13, 2013Markup Jul 15, 2014Reported Jul 24, 2014
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Feb 15, 2013Markup Jun 19, 2014Reported Jun 19, 2014
Senate	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Referred Sep 10, 2014Markup Nov 19, 2014Discharged Nov 21, 2014

Actions 27

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-236.
Dec 8, 2014Presented to President.
Dec 3, 2014Mr. Bilirakis asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H8344-8345)
Dec 3, 2014Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8345)
Dec 3, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 21, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2014Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6219)
Nov 20, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2014Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 10, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 9, 2014Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 9, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7341-7343)
Sep 9, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 669.
Sep 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7341-7342)
Sep 9, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-557.
Jul 24, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
Jul 15, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 15, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2014Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2014Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Feb 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 3

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 H8344Text printed H8345	Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL	Dec 3, 2014
Senate	Debate and remarks S6219Amendments S6218, S6219	Harry Reid D-NV, Tom Harkin D-IA (amendment)	Nov 20, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H7341–H7343Text printed H7341	Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX	Sep 9, 2014

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 113-557

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Dec 4, 2014H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness ActAs passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014
Jul 24, 2014H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014

Constitutional authority

[Pages H7252-H7253] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: H.R. 3542. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers. H.R. 713: Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Honda. H.R. 715: Mr. McNerney and Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 809: Mr. Fincher. H.R. 919: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 997: Mr. Latham and Mrs. Miller of Michigan. H.R. 1020: Ms. Foxx. H.R. 1024: Mr. Barrow of Georgia. H.R. 1124: Mrs. Beatty. H.R. 1179: Mr. Cohen and Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 1199: Mr. Garcia. H.R. 1209: Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. Fudge. H.R. 1248: Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1310: Mr. Lamborn. H.R. 1339: Mr. Lipinski and Mrs. Capito. H.R. 1428: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1429: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 1449: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. Southerland. H.R. 1461: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nugent. H.R. 1518: Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Bilirakis. H.R. 1563: Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Graves of Missouri. H.R. 1601: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 1616: Mr. Gibson. H.R. 1666: Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Eshoo. H.R. 1717: Mr. David Scott of Georgia and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1726: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 1761: Mr. Roe of Tennessee. H.R. 1779: Mr. Peterson. H.R. 1830: Ms. Esty. H.R. 1851: Ms. Kuster and Mr. Horsford. H.R. 1852: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Labrador, and Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 1869: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1878: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 1920: Mr. Rigell. H.R. 1985: Mr. Goodlatte. H.R. 1992: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois and Mr. Sires. H.R. 2027: Mr. Cassidy. H.R. 2028: Mr. Tierney. H.R. 2144: Mr. Duncan of South Carolina. H.R. 2305: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2385: Mrs. Wagner. H.R. 2446: Mrs. Wagner. H.R. 2553: Ms. Moore, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Titus, and Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 2560: Mr. Rangel. H.R. 2607: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 2619: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 2663: Mr. Ross. H.R. 2697: Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia. H.R. 2703: Mr. Doyle. H.R. 2725: Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Stutzman, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz. H.R. 2785: Mr. Renacci. H.R. 2791: Mr. Gibson and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan. H.R. 2818: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 2945: Mr. Roskam. H.R. 3040: Mr. Gene Green of Texas. H.R. 3105: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Cotton. H.R. 3111: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3121: Mr. Renacci. H.R. 3125: Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Loebsack. H.R. 3135: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 3143: Mr. Israel. H.R. 3163: Mr. Moran. H.R. 3169: Mr. Burgess. H.R. 3189: Mr. Poe of Texas. H.R. 3206: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 3211: Mr. Fitzpatrick. H.R. 3240: Mr. Foster. H.R. 3297: Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 3299: Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Roskam. H.R. 3303: Mr. Bilirakis. H.R. 3308: Mr. Pittenger. H.R. 3309: Mr. Johnson of Ohio and Mr. Larsen of Washington. H.R. 3322: Mr. Rangel. H.R. 3327: Mrs. Bustos. H.R. 3333: Mr. Pet[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7253.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 113-101	EXAMINING PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES215 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	Nov 20, 2013

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
SA 3957	To amend the title.	Tom Harkin D-IA	Amendment SA 3957 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 3958	In the nature of a substitute.	Tom Harkin D-IA	Amendment SA 3958 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 314	Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act	Identical bill	Feb 13, 2013
S 2746	Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act	Related bill	Jul 31, 2014

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
Official Titles as Amended by Senate: A bill to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
Short Titles as Introduced: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Short Titles as Enacted: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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