Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act

Bill: 111-hr-3470
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. Sets forth uses of grant funds, which may include: (1) providing outreach to at-risk mothers; (2) developing and implementing standardized systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies delivered to women and their infants; and (3) establishing a regional public education campaign.

action_date: 2010-09-16
text: 
Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award five-year grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. Defines &quot;eligible entity&quot; to mean a state, county, city, territorial, or tribal health department that has submitted a proposal to the Secretary that the Secretary deems likely to reduce infant mortality rates within the standard metropolitan statistical area involved.
 
Requires the Secretary to give preference to eligible entities proposing to serve any of the 15 counties or groups of counties with the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States in the past three years. Sets forth uses of grant funds, which may include: (1) developing a plan that identifies the individual needs of each community to be served and strategies to address those needs; (2) providing outreach to at-risk mothers; (3) developing and implementing standardized systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of social, educational, and clinical services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies delivered to women and their infants; (4) establishing a rural outreach program to provide care to at-risk mothers in rural areas; and (5) establishing a regional public education campaign.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015.

action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 16, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award five-year grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. Defines &quot;eligible entity&quot; to mean a state, county, city, territorial, or tribal health department that has submitted a proposal to the Secretary that the Secretary deems likely to reduce infant mortality rates within the standard metropolitan statistical area involved.
 
Requires the Secretary to give preference to eligible entities proposing to serve any of the 15 counties or groups of counties with the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States in the past three years. Sets forth uses of grant funds, which may include: (1) developing a plan that identifies the individual needs of each community to be served and strategies to address those needs; (2) providing outreach to at-risk mothers; (3) developing and implementing standardized systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of social, educational, and clinical services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies delivered to women and their infants; (4) establishing a rural outreach program to provide care to at-risk mothers in rural areas; and (5) establishing a regional public education campaign.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 324 - 64 (Roll no. 533). (text: CR H6842)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 324 - 64 (Roll no. 533).(text: CR H6842)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6858)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3470.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6842-6843)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-609.
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-609.
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House