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SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022

12/19/2023, 9:00 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3972

Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2022 or the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022

This bill authorizes grants and establishes other programs to improve data collection on stillbirths.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants for surveillance and data collection on stillbirths, and HHS must issue guidelines for health departments and vital statistics units concerning the collection of stillbirth data. HHS must also develop educational awareness materials about stillbirths and make them publicly available.

Furthermore, HHS must implement a fellowship program to provide training in perinatal autopsy pathology and otherwise support research on stillbirths and fetal autopsies.

The bill also requires HHS to issue a report with educational guidelines on stillbirths and stillbirth risk factors.

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Current Status of Bill S 3972

Bill S 3972 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 31, 2022. Bill S 3972 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 31, 2022.  Bill S 3972's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 31, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3972

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
13
Democrat Cosponsors
6
Republican Cosponsors
7
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3972

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Research administration and funding
- Student aid and college costs
- Women's health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3972

SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2022
Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2022
A bill to improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3972

Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker
New JerseyDemocrat
Raphael G. Warnock
Raphael G. Warnock
GeorgiaDemocrat
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
FloridaRepublican
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
KansasRepublican
Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy
ConnecticutDemocrat
Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski
AlaskaRepublican

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