# 119-hr-8784: Bereaved Parents Rights Act

119-hr-8784, Bereaved Parents Rights Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8784
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bereaved Parents Rights Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Requires hospitals and freestanding birth centers to notify mothers of their rights and choices for disposition of fetal remains after a miscarriage or stillbirth.** The bill would require facilities to use a written form developed by the Secretary and meet short deadlines for notification and for carrying out a parent's written choice. - Parents would get a written notice of options — private or common burial, cremation, or disposal — no later than 6 hours after the loss or at discharge. If a parent signs the form to arrange burial or cremation, the facility would ensure the disposition follows the state's fetal death disposition options within 72 hours. - Hospitals and freestanding birth centers would have to use the Secretary's notice form and follow the 6-hour notification and 72-hour disposition timelines. The requirement would begin 30 days after enactment. - Any individual harmed by a violation would be able to bring a civil action in federal district court for appropriate relief.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Notice rights after miscarriage for parents: benefit, low. If enacted, hospitals and freestanding birth centers would have to notify you after a miscarriage or stillbirth. The notice would use a form the Secretary develops and must be given within 6 hours or by the time you are discharged. If you sign that form within 72 hours to arrange burial or crematio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8784)

## Related
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8784 (as of 2026-09-21).