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H.R. 4709 119th Congress House

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs under part A of title XI of such Act relating to genetic diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2025 Introduced by: Kelly Morrison Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesChild healthData collection, sharing, protectionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 10, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2025
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for certain conditions and diseases.

Among its changes, the bill reauthorizes and makes mandatory

  • the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and
  • national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bill also provides statutory authority for current regulations that exempt federally funded research on non-identified newborn blood spots (i.e., residual blood samples used to screen for serious conditions) from regulations that govern research on human subjects.

 Hearings & markups 1
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 Lobbying activity 41

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Aug 31, 2026
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2026
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 21, 2026
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Aug 15, 2025
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Jul 23, 2025
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jul 23, 2025
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 23, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4709: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4709/
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"H.R. 4709: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4709/.
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H.R. 4709, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4709/.
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