NEWBORN Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to support pilot programs that address infant mortality. Specifically, grants must be awarded to local and tribal health departments in areas with the highest rates of infant mortality to establish pilot programs that address specified issues, including birth defects, premature births, and sudden infant death syndrome.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 4, 2019; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Dec 4, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 3, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E5 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Jan 3, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H214.
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. 116-57 | MEMBER DAY HEARING208 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 79 | NEWBORN Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 2, 2021 |
| HR 6174 | NEWBORN Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 21, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NEWBORN Act
- Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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