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LegislationLegislation· Oct 2023
S 2231

Sponsored by Jeff Merkley (D)

Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act

Would have added stillbirth prevention research and programs to the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.

Tradeoff

Would have let block grant money pay for stillbirth research and prevention programs. It would have named specific efforts, such as safe-sleep and smoking-cessation programs.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on September 30, 2023. The House never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 11, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Finance(Jul 11, 2023)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 30, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Sep 30, 2023)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 25, 2023)