H.R. 2271: Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Plain summary

Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, including through grants and by improving the quality of data pertaining to such deaths. Specifically, HHS must award grants to national organizations, governmental health departments, and other entities to provide grief counseling and other support services to families that experienced the sudden unexpected death of an infant or child. Additionally, HHS shall (1) determine whether to update the forms used to submit data about sudden unexpected infant or child deaths to registries and other fatality case reporting systems, and (2) encourage the use of such forms to improve the quality of data in the systems. Furthermore, HHS may provide other support to these registries and systems and may award grants to states and tribes for (1) supporting fetal and infant mortality and child death review programs, (2) improving data collection related to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, (3) training those who perform death scene investigations of children and infants, and (4) other activities to reduce or prevent unexpected infant and child deaths.

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Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · 73 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2271, Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act (2020-09-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Al Green (D-TX), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kim Schrier (D-WA) and 13 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2271.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116