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US HR117

US HR117
NEWBORN Act Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act

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Introduced
01/03/2019
In Committee
01/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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. 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act (NEWBORN Act), authorizes funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality. It requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to support pilot programs that address infant mortality, including issues such as birth defects, premature births, and sudden infant death syndrome. The bill gives preference to eligible entities (local and tribal health departments) proposing to serve areas with the highest rates of infant mortality and allows the pilot programs to include various activities, such as providing outreach to at-risk mothers, developing standardized systems for improving access to services, establishing rural outreach and public education campaigns, and coordinating efforts with existing entities working to reduce infant mortality.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (55)

Steve Cohen (D)*,  Nanette Barragán (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Chuy García (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 01/25/2019)

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