To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
USA115th CongressHR-6931| House
| Updated: 9/27/2018
Gwen Moore
Democratic Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (14)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC). Among other things, the bill establishes grant programs to: promote comprehensive death scene investigations and autopsies relating to SUID and SUDC; improve infant and child death review programs; and promote education, outreach, and support services relating to SUID and SUDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must also study the use of genetic analysis and publish specified data regarding SUID and SUDC.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Child healthCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmergency medical services and trauma careFamily servicesGeneticsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthProduct safety and quality
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
USA115th CongressHR-6931| House
| Updated: 9/27/2018
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC). Among other things, the bill establishes grant programs to: promote comprehensive death scene investigations and autopsies relating to SUID and SUDC; improve infant and child death review programs; and promote education, outreach, and support services relating to SUID and SUDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must also study the use of genetic analysis and publish specified data regarding SUID and SUDC.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Gwen Moore
Democratic Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (14)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmergency medical services and trauma careFamily servicesGeneticsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthProduct safety and quality