NEWBORN Act
Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 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 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nationally Enhancing the Well-being of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act
This bill establishes a pilot program through which the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to territorial, tribal, and local health departments in areas with the highest rates of infant mortality to address birth defects, premature births, and other leading causes of infant death.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jan 21, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Nov 14, 2022 |
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 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H53.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 117 | NEWBORN Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 25, 2019 |
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 Well-being 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 4, 2021Introduced in House
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