SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021
Summary
Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021 This bill authorizes grants and establishes other programs to improve data collection on stillbirths. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants for surveillance and data collection on stillbirths, and HHS must issue guidelines for health departments and vital statistics units concerning the collection of stillbirth data. HHS must also develop educational awareness materials about stillbirths and make them publicly available. Furthermore, HHS must implement a fellowship program to provide training in perinatal autopsy pathology and otherwise support research on stillbirths and fetal autopsies. The bill also requires HHS to issue a report with educational guidelines on stillbirths and stillbirth risk factors.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
House Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Oct 5, 2021
Last action Dec 9, 2021
Floor votes · House Dec 8, 2021
How they voted
408–18
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 433
Dec 8, 2021
D
Democratic220
98% Yea
R
Republican213
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Dec 9, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 18 (Roll no. 416). (text: CR H7514)
lower
Dec 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 18 (Roll no. 416).(text: CR H7514)
lower
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Dec 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-210.
lower
Nov 17, 2021
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Nov 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Oct 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jaime Herrera Beutler
RRepublican
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Antonio Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia Axne
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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