3.0.0 1862 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z Senate S S 2011-11-15 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-15T15:47:45Z Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2011 112 3418 HR 2011-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2011-11-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2011-11-15 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-11-15 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2011-11-15 True H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2011-11-15 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-11-15 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-11-16 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-11-28 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2012-02-07 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2012-09-19 False Health Advisory bodies Child health Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Emergency medical services and trauma care Genetics Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex and reproductive health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Health 00 2011-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-01-11T21:07:08Z Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for: (1) improving state comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), and (2) increasing the rate of comprehensive and standardized autopsies for such deaths.

Requires the Director to: (1) develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for such deaths, and (2) commission a study on the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after investigation and autopsy.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) award grants for death scene investigation training specific for SUID and SUDC, (2) establish a population-based case registry for SUID and SUDC deaths, (3) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths, and (4) develop public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants for child death review programs and prevention strategies; (2) establish a public health awareness and education campaign on SUID and SUDC; and (3) award grants for support services to families who have experienced SUID, SUDC, or stillbirth.

Provides for surveillance and data collection on stillbirths.

Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirths.

]]> Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2011 Display Title Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1862is/xml/BILLS-112s1862is.xml 2011-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.