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H.R. 669: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

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H.R. 669: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-13 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-236.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-236. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue and report on activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including collaborating with states and experts to improve the quality and consistency of data collected after one of these deaths.

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Official text

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr669 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113