The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019

Summary

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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.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(7/18/19)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Ms. Hassan

Senate (D) New Hampshire

Cosponsors (12)

Sinema

(D) AZ

Casey

(D) PA

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

McSally

(R) AZ

Collins

Senate (R) Maine

Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Duckworth

Senate (D) Illinois

Stabenow

(D) MI

Van Hollen

Senate (D) Maryland

Gardner

(R) CO

Topics

Health

Education

Government Spending & Operations

Science & Technology

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 18, 2019