Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for genetic diseases. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes, and makes mandatory rather than discretionary, the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health as well as national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to Jul 22, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 17, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 20, 2019 |
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 May 2, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Jul 23, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 3, 2019Hearings Jun 25, 2019Markup Jul 11, 2019Reported Jul 11, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 24, 2019Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7365-7368)
- Jul 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2507.
- Jul 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7365-7367)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H7365–H7368Text printed H7365–H7367 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 24, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3796 | Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA | May 15, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 16, 2019H.R. 2507, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019As passed by the House of Representatives on July 24, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 72, May 2, 2019, page H3442.
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. 116-51 | REAUTHORIZING VITAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES161 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 25, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48757 | The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) | Report | Nov 28, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs under part A of title XI of such Act relating to genetic diseases, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Genetics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical ethics
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- State and local government operations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jul 24, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2019Reported in House
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
