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Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

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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

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.

Sep 21, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-524.

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

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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