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HR 117 116th Congress House Health Child health Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Women's health World health

NEWBORN Act

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act

This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to support pilot programs that address infant mortality. Specifically, grants must be awarded to local and tribal health departments in areas with the highest rates of infant mortality to establish pilot programs that address specified issues, including birth defects, premature births, and sudden infant death syndrome.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 33
Yarmuth, John
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Aug 23, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Jul 18, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 30, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 30, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 30, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 16, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 9, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 8, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 31, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 3, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 3, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 3, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 3, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 117: NEWBORN Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-117/
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"H.R. 117: NEWBORN Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-117/.
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H.R. 117, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-117/.
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