NEWBORN Act
Summary
Nationally Enhancing the Well-being of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act This bill establishes a pilot program through which the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to territorial, tribal, and local health departments in areas with the highest rates of infant mortality to address birth defects, premature births, and other leading causes of infant death.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Feb 2, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Cohen
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Bernice Johnson
DDemocratic
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