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H.R. 117: NEWBORN Act

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H.R. 117: NEWBORN Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

NEWBORN Act

Plain summary

Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to support pilot programs that address infant mortality. Specifically, grants must be awarded to local and tribal health departments in areas with the highest rates of infant mortality to establish pilot programs that address specified issues, including birth defects, premature births, and sudden infant death syndrome.

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Official text

NEWBORN Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 54 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr117 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116