Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-4581
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Sex and reproductive health

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-12
text: Became Public Law No: 118-69.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of </strong><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.</p>

action_date: 2024-05-07
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of </strong><strong>2024</strong></p><p>This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.</p>

action_date: 2024-05-15
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of </strong><strong>2024</strong></p><p>This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.</p>

action_date: 2024-06-11
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of </strong><strong>2024</strong></p><p>This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.</p>

action_date: 2024-07-12
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of </strong><strong>2024</strong></p><p>This act expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2024 Received AN ACT To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 . 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four H. R. 4581 AN ACT To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 . 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 . 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 406 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4581 [Report No. 118–490] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2023 Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Ms. Adams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 7, 2024 Additional sponsors: Ms. Underwood , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Nunn of Iowa , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Case , Ms. Mace , Ms. Norton , Mr. D'Esposito , Mr. Balderson , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Jackson of North Carolina , Mr. Himes , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Bacon , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Morelle , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Bera , Ms. Craig , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Nickel , Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Phillips , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Caraveo , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Crane , Mr. Allred , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Pettersen , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Rose , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Spanberger , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Griffith , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Porter , Ms. Budzinski , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. De La Cruz May 7, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 12, 2023 A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 . 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .

May 7, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2023 Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Ms. Adams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— (A) in the United States, 1 in 175 births are affected by stillbirth each year amounting to approximately 21,000 stillbirths annually; (B) of the 20,854 reported stillbirths in 2020, over 5,000 were experienced by Black mothers; (C) the number of stillbirths each year is greater than the number of babies that die during the first year of life; (D) annual stillbirths are more than ten times the number of annual deaths due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); (E) stillbirth occurs across all demographics and in otherwise healthy pregnancies. It is most common, however, among women who— (i) are Black or African American, at two times more likely than White women to have a stillbirth; (ii) are of lower socioeconomic status; (iii) are diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, or other medical conditions; (iv) are 35 years of age or older; (v) smoke cigarettes while pregnant; (vi) have previously experienced pregnancy loss; or (vii) have multiple pregnancies, for example triplets; and (F) while the rate of stillbirth has declined since the 1940s due to improvements in maternity care, in recent years, the decline has slowed or halted. (2) According to a study by researcher Wall-Wieler et al., published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the risk of severe maternal morbidity among stillbirth deliveries was more than fourfold higher compared with live birth deliveries . (3) According to a study by researcher McClure et al., published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, stillbirth was significantly associated with maternal mortality . (4) According to a review article by Murphy and Cacciatore, published in Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, stillbirth has psychological impacts on parents like grief, shame, and guilt and impacts to family functioning and well-being. (5) Stillbirth, and the disparity in those impacted by stillbirth requires further research, support, and prevention programming. 3. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .