Bill Detail
H.R. 4709
Congress: 119
Title
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. Kelly Morrison [D-MN-3]
Status
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Status as of Jun 9, 9:50 PM · synced 20d ago
Introduced
2025-07-23
Data source mode: congress-gov
Bill Engagement
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for cer…
Lobbyists on the case
- Red+blue Strategies1 filing · 4 lobs
- Benjamin Klein2026 Q1Red+blue Strategies · Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan (2007-2010); Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorg…
- Megan Marshall2026 Q1Red+blue Strategies · Policy Advisor, Senator Mitch McConnell (2007-2010)
- Melanie Nathanson2026 Q1
- Kathryn Wise2026 Q1Red+blue Strategies · Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015); Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014) …