116-hr-2271116th Congress

Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

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Summary

Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act This bill establishes various programs for the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to award grants to states, local agencies, and nonprofit organizations to address sudden unexpected infant and childhood deaths. The CDC must award grants to eligible applicants to (1) conduct comprehensive death scene investigations, (2) increase the rate of standardized autopsies, and (3) obtain informed consent from families to collect genetic or tissue samples for research into the causes of such deaths. The bill also provides grants for training medical examiners, and other appropriate personnel, about standardized investigative practices, including the infant or child's medical history, other circumstances surrounding the death. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services also must provide grants to states to develop the capacity for local governments to comprehensively review 100% of all infant and child deaths and maintain the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System. Further, the CDC must use such national reporting system to compile and make publicly available summary data about sudden unexpected infant and childhood deaths. The CDC also must revise its death investigation forms to align with the form used under the national reporting system. Additionally, the bill requires the ACF to award grants to (1) promote evidence-based best practices, (2) support prevention efforts, (3) provide safe-sleep products, and (4) support the provision of services to families who have had an infant or child die from a sudden unexpected death.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

WI • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
PETER KING
NY • R
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/12/2019
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/18/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2019
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/1/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/18/2019
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/20/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/20/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/18/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/24/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/20/2019
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/30/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2019
COLLIN PETERSON
MN • D
Sponsored 9/26/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2019
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 1/3/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/9/2020
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/9/2020
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 1/9/2020
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 1/10/2020
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 1/14/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/15/2020
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 2/26/2020
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2020

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Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

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