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Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2003

Introduced: May 15, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6510-6511)
May 15, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6509-6510)
May 15, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for newborn screening education and training, including followup.
What's happening now May 15, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6510-6511)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4493 Related bill Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 13, 2004
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 18, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1068: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1068/
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"S. 1068: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1068/.
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S. 1068, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1068/.
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