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Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Introduced: April 29, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 21, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-524.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4621)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2271.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4620-4623)
Sep 21, 2020
Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 21, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Jul 15, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 2020
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Mar 11, 2020
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 8, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, including through grants and by improving the quality of data pertaining to such deaths.

Specifically, HHS must award grants to national organizations, governmental health departments, and other entities to provide grief counseling and other support services to families that experienced the sudden unexpected death of an infant or child. Additionally, HHS shall (1) determine whether to update the forms used to submit data about sudden unexpected infant or child deaths to registries and other fatality case reporting systems, and (2) encourage the use of such forms to improve the quality of data in the systems.

Furthermore, HHS may provide other support to these registries and systems and may award grants to states and tribes for (1) supporting fetal and infant mortality and child death review programs, (2) improving data collection related to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, (3) training those who perform death scene investigations of children and infants, and (4) other activities to reduce or prevent unexpected infant and child deaths.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 34 Republican 4
Burgess, Michael
· Sep 18, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 29, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jan 9, 2020
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 9, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 9, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 3, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Nov 19, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 8, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 26, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 30, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Aug 20, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 20, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2019
KIND, RON
· May 9, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 1, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 1, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· May 1, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 1, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 1, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 1, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 1, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 1, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 1, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· May 1, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 1, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 1, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 1, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 1, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Apr 29, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 10, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 10, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 10, 2019
KING, PETER
· Apr 10, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2271: Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2271/
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