US HB2271 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 64-10)
Status: Engrossed on September 22 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Received in the Senate and 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 (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, including through grants and by improving the quality of data pertaining to such deaths. Specifically, HHS must award grants to national organizations, governmental health departments, and other entities to provide grief counseling and other support services to families that experienced the sudden unexpected death of an infant or child. Additionally, HHS shall (1) determine whether to update the forms used to submit data about sudden unexpected infant or child deaths to registries and other fatality case reporting systems, and (2) encourage the use of such forms to improve the quality of data in the systems. Furthermore, HHS may provide other support to these registries and systems and may award grants to states and tribes for (1) supporting fetal and infant mortality and child death review programs, (2) improving data collection related to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, (3) training those who perform death scene investigations of children and infants, and (4) other activities to reduce or prevent unexpected infant and child deaths.

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Title

Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Sponsors

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-09-22SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2020-09-21HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-21HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4621)
2020-09-21HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2271.
2020-09-21HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4620-4623)
2020-09-21HouseMrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-21HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
2020-09-21HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-524.
2020-07-15HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-07-15HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-03-11HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2020-03-11HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-01-08HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-04-11HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-04-10HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1130 (Related) 2020-12-31 - Became Public Law No: 116-273.

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