H.R.1037 - Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2011

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Peter King

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3/11/2011--Introduced.Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and maintain a scientific
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3/11/2011--Introduced.Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and maintain a scientific registry of stillbirths in the United States, which shall include for each stillbirth information on the stillborn fetus and the mother's health and pregnancy as collected and submitted by states on the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) provide for the development of a standard definition of stillbirth and a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance, and
(2) carry out a national campaign to increase public and state awareness of such definition and protocol and public awareness and knowledge of stillbirths. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should increase the allocation of funds and other resources for stillbirth research.

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111th Congress, 2009–2010. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.

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H.R. 1037 (111th): Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 ...

111th Congress, 2009–2010. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.

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H.R. 1037 (111th): Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 ...

111th Congress, 2009–2010. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.

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