Bill119th CongressFiled Jul 23, 2025Health
H.R. 4709
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 23, 2025)
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.
What just happenedSep 10, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3](D-MN)Sponsor
6 cosponsors
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- Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2025