H.R. 4581 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 406 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4581 [Report No. 118–490] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2023Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Ms. Adams) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 7, 2024Additional sponsors: Ms. Underwood, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Case, Ms. Mace, Ms. Norton, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Balderson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Himes, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Bacon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Morelle, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Bera, Ms. Craig, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Phillips, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Allred, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Rose, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Porter, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Velázquez, and Ms. De La Cruz May 7, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 12, 2023 A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024. 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children,; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths). May 7, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed