Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - 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 specific for SUID and SUDC; (2) modify the national death case reporting system to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0-4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages; (3) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths; (4) develop public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence; (5) award grants for surveillance efforts on stillbirths; and (6) develop and conduct public education and prevention program aimed at reducing stillbirths.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants for child 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.
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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2013 to Jan 13, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jul 29, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Oct 31, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 13, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2013Read 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 669 | Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act | Identical bill | Dec 18, 2014 |
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.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
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