US SB2158 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4-1)
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
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
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
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2158/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2158/BILLS-116s2158is.pdf |