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H.R. 4709 · 119th CongressHealth

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jul 23, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Morrison, Kelly D-MN · 8 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans
IntroducedJul 23, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 98 words.

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for certain conditions and diseases. Among its changes, the bill reauthorizes and makes mandatory the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill also provides statutory authority for current regulations that exempt federally funded research on non-identified newborn blood spots (i.e., residual blood samples used to screen for serious conditions) from regulations that govern research on human subjects.

Context
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
Sponsor
0 of 14 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 1,070 words
Subjects
Advisory bodiesChild healthData collection, sharing, protectionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGeneticsGovernment information and archives +5 more
Latest action
Sep 10, 2025: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]