United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 D · 4 R · 1 I cosponsors

S 2158 — The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 534 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (534)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2158 do?
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.
Who sponsors S 2158?
S 2158 is sponsored by Gardner, Cory (Republican), Sinema, Kyrsten (Independent), Stabenow, Debbie (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Casey, Robert P., Jr. (Democratic), McSally, Martha (Republican), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Collins, Susan M. (Republican), Wicker, Roger F. (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), and Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 2158?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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