Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024
This act expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.
[118th Congress Public Law 69]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[[Page 138 STAT. 1485]]
Public Law 118-69
118th Congress
An Act
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth
prevention and research, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: July 12,
2024 - [H.R. 4581]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Maternal and
Child Health Stillbirth Prevention
Act of 2024.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1305 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth
Prevention Act of 2024''.
SEC. 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
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support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to
prevent stillbirths)''.
Approved July 12, 2024.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4581 (S. 2231):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-490 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):
May 14, 15, considered and passed House.
June 11, considered and passed Senate.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-490.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3028-3029)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4581.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3254-3255)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 3 (Roll no. 207). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3028)
Roll Call #207 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 3 (Roll no. 207). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3028)
Roll Call #207 (House)Enacted as Public Law 118-69
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4023)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4023)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 118-69.
Became Public Law No: 118-69.