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S 1131 112th Congress Senate

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.

Introduced: March 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action May 26, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program, which includes: (1) a nationwide media campaign to increase awareness among health care providers and at-risk populations about pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; (2) grants for the provision of, or campaigns to increase awareness about, pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; and (3) grants for the conduct or support of surveillance of or research on maternal exposures that may influence the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal exposures that may influence health risks to a breastfed infant, or of networking to facilitate such surveillance or research.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2029 Related bill Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 28, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1131: Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1131/
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"S. 1131: Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1131/.
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