# 116-hr-8444: Vital STATS Act of 2020

116-hr-8444, Vital STATS Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8444
- Congress: 116
- Title: Vital STATS Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Vital Standardization of Thoughtful Administrative Techniques and Statistics Act of 2020 or the Vital STATS Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Medicine to study coordination and standardization of vital-statistics reporting and data sharing between federal, state, and local agencies.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7606: MFAR Transparency Act
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
- 116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act
- 116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8444)

## Related
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7606: MFAR Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7606)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
- [116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6420)
- [116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5605)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8444 (as of 2025-11-18).