H.R. 2507 · 116th Congress
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Introduced
- 2019-05-02
- Latest action
- 2019-07-25 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Summary
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.