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The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced: July 18, 2019
Introduced by:
Hassan, Margaret Wood
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill expands and reauthorizes through FY2024 various programs related to the screening of newborns for heritable diseases, including (1) grants to local public health agencies, (2) the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, (3) assessments of the effectiveness of such screenings, and (4) research into new screening technologies.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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