Jan 29, 2014
Good news!
Last night the Senate passed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (S.1417) by unanimous consent! The Senate Bill was introduced by Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina and had 16 cosponsors.
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and revise a grant program for screening, counseling, and other services related to heritable disorders.
Now our attention turns to the House of Representatives. H.R. 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, mirrors the Senate bill and was introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard of California. To date there are 113 sponsors. This would be an excellent opportunity to contact your Representative to cosponsor this bill. You can follow progress at the site below:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1281