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Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 24, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7365-7367)
Jul 24, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7365-7367)
Jul 24, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2507.
Jul 24, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7365-7368)
Jul 24, 2019
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 23, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
Jul 23, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-174.
Jul 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 11, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jul 11, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 15, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3796)
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for genetic diseases. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes, and makes mandatory rather than discretionary, the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health as well as national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

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

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 20 Republican 7
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 22, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 22, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 22, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 22, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jul 22, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 22, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Jul 11, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 11, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 11, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Jun 27, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 27, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 20, 2019
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 20, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 20, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 18, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 18, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 18, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 23, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 17, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 2, 2019
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 2, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2507: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2507/
MLA
"H.R. 2507: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2507/.
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H.R. 2507, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2507/.
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