,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,mr4   
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 
,k+1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,br[n1    
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 & 
,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title ,v ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to support /illbir? prev5tion & rese>*1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mat]nal & ,*ild  
,heal? ,/illbir? ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion-- 7,a7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
#a 9 #age bir?s are affect$ by /illbir? 
ea* ye> am\nt+ to approximately #ba1jjj 
/illbir?s annually2  7,b7 ( ! #bj1hed   
report$ /illbir?s 9 #bjbj1 ov] #e1jjj 7 
exp]i5c$ by ,black mo!rs2  7,c7 ! numb] 

( /illbir?s ea* ye> is great] ?an !     
numb] ( babies t die dur+ ! fir/ ye> (  
life2  7,d7 annual /illbir?s are m ?an  
t5 times ! numb] ( annual dea?s due to  
,sudd5 ,infant ,dea? ,syndrome 7,,sids72
  7,e7 /illbir? occurs across all       
demographics & 9 o!rwise heal?y         
pregnancies4 ,x is mo/ common1 h[ev]1   
among wom5 :o-- 7i7 are ,black or       
,african ,am]ican1 at two times m likely
 ?an ,:ite wom5 to h a /illbir?2  7ii7  
are ( l[] socioeconomic /atus2  7iii7   
are diagnos$ ) high blood pressure1     
diabetes1 obesity1 or o!r m$ical        
conditions2  7iv7 are #ce ye>s ( age or 
old]2  7v7 smoke cig>ettes :ile         
pregnant2  7vi7 h previ\sly exp]i5c$    
pregnancy loss2 or  7vii7 h multiple    
pregnancies1 = example triplets2 &  7,f7
 :ile ! rate ( /illbir? has decl9$ s9ce 
! #aidjs due to improvem5ts 9 mat]nity  
c>e1 9 rec5t ye>s1 ! decl9e has sl[$ or 
halt$4  7#b7 ,accord+ to a /udy by      
rese>*] ,wall-,wiel] et al41 publi%$ 9  
,ob/etrics & ,gynecology1 ! risk ( sev]e

 mat]nal morbidity among /illbir?       
deliv]ies 0 m ?an f\rfold high] comp>$ )
 live bir? deliv]ies4  7#c7 ,accord+ to 
a /udy by rese>*] ,mc,clure et al41     
publi%$ 9 ! ,int]national ,j\rnal (     
,gynecology & ,ob/etrics1 /illbir? 0    
significantly associat$ ) mat]nal       
mortality4  7#d7 ,accord+ to a review   
article by ,murphy & ,cacciatore1       
publi%$ 9 ,sem9>s 9 ,fetal  ,neonatal   
,m$ic9e1 /illbir? has psy*ological      
impacts on p>5ts l grief1 %ame1 & guilt 
& impacts to family function+ &         
well-be+4  7#e7 ,/illbir?1 & ! disp>ity 
9 ^? impact$ by /illbir? requires fur!r 
rese>*1 support1 & prev5tion programm+4 
#c4 ,cl>ification support+ p]missible   
use ( funds = /illbir? prev5tion        
activities ,section #eja7;a7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gja7;a77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71  
by ins]t+ to r$uce ! incid5ce (         
/illbir?1 aft] among *ildr512 &  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ aft] foll[-up  
s]vices ! foll[+3 1 & = evid5ce-bas$    

programs & activities & outcome rese>*  
to r$uce ! incid5ce ( /illbir? 7includ+ 
track+ & aw>5ess ( fetal movem5ts1      
improvem5t ( bir? tim+ = pregnancies )  
risk factors1 initiatives t enc\rage    
safe sleep+ positions dur+ pregnancy1   
scre5+ & surveillance = fetal gr[?      
re/riction1 ef=ts to a*ieve smok+       
cessation dur+ pregnancy1 community-bas$
 programs t provide home visits or o!r  
types ( support1 & any o!r rese>* or    
evid5ce-bas$ programm+ to prev5t        
/illbir?s74