A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]show cosponsors (21) Cosponsors: Christopher Bond [R-MO] Sherrod Brown [D-OH] Maria Cantwell [D-WA] Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] Robert Casey [D-PA] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] Norm Coleman [R-MN] Susan Collins [R-ME] Richard Durbin [D-IL] Thomas Harkin [D-IA] Orrin Hatch [R-UT] Daniel Inouye [D-HI] Tim Johnson [D-SD] Edward Kennedy [D-MA] Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] Blanche Lincoln [D-AR] Richard Lugar [R-IN] Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] Patty Murray [D-WA] Bernard Sanders [I-VT] Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: less than $1 per American in 2008. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $11,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Jul 23, 2007 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Nov 14, 2007 Amendments (1 proposed) View Amendments Passed Senate Dec 13, 2007 Passed House Apr 8, 2008 Signed by President Apr 24, 2008 This bill became law. It was signed by George Bush. Last Action: Apr 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-204. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Dec 13, 2007: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each representative's position was not kept. Apr 8, 2008: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote. A record of each representative's position was not kept.

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|quote=Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
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