PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 12, 2023 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
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 11, 2023
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies research and education programs for preventing premature births.
In particular, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency working group to improve the coordination of programs and activities to prevent preterm birth, infant mortality, and related adverse effects. (Current law permits HHS to establish such a working group.)
Additionally, HHS must support a study carried out by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on matters related to premature births, such as the financial costs and factors that affect preterm birth rates.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2023 to Jul 25, 2023; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 6, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 25, 2023 |
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 May 11, 2023Markup Jul 19, 2023Reported Aug 25, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 12, 2023Markup Jul 13, 2023Reported Jul 13, 2023 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2023Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
- Dec 11, 2023Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 11, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6799-6800)
- Dec 11, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3226.
- Dec 11, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6799)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6799, H6800Text printed H6799 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Brett Guthrie R-KY, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Dec 11, 2023 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 80, May 11, 2023, page H2311.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-331 | WHAT CAN CONGRESS DO TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE SHORTAGE OF MINORITY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS?126 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 2, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-48 | EXAMINING PROPOSALS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT RESEARCH FOR RARE DISEASES226 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 14, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1573 | PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 | Related bill | Oct 4, 2023 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 11, 2023Engrossed in House
- Aug 25, 2023Reported in House
- May 11, 2023Introduced 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.
