H.R. 4709 House Health
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: forwarded by subcommittee to full committee by voice vote on Sep 10, 2025.
- House Introduced in House Jul 23, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Jul 23, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Sep 10, 2025
- House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Sep 10, 2025
- House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Sep 10, 2025
Cosponsors
6
Subjects
Advisory bodiesChild healthData collection, sharing, protectionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGeneticsGovernment information and archivesHereditary and development disordersMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPerformance measurementResearch administration and funding
Committees
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Referred To , Jul 23, 2025
Summary
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025This 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 mandatorythe Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, andnational 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.
Summary as of: Introduced in House
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