The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 18, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill expands and reauthorizes through FY2024 various programs related to the screening of newborns for heritable diseases, including (1) grants to local public health agencies, (2) the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, (3) assessments of the effectiveness of such screenings, and (4) research into new screening technologies.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 23, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 18, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hereditary and development disorders
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
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