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SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022

Introduced: March 31, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 31, 2022
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Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2022 or the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022

This bill authorizes grants and establishes other programs to improve data collection on stillbirths.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants for surveillance and data collection on stillbirths, and HHS must issue guidelines for health departments and vital statistics units concerning the collection of stillbirth data. HHS must also develop educational awareness materials about stillbirths and make them publicly available.

Furthermore, HHS must implement a fellowship program to provide training in perinatal autopsy pathology and otherwise support research on stillbirths and fetal autopsies.

The bill also requires HHS to issue a report with educational guidelines on stillbirths and stillbirth risk factors.

What's happening now March 31, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3972: SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3972/
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"S. 3972: SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3972/.
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S. 3972, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3972/.
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