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H.R. 2029 (112th)

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011

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Introduced

26 May 2011

Last action

3 June 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

6 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program, which includes: (1) a nationwide media campaign to increase awareness among health care providers and at-risk populations about pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; (2) grants for the provision of, or campaigns to increase awareness about, pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; and (3) grants for the conduct or support of surveillance of or research on maternal exposures and maternal health conditions that may influence the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal exposures that may influence health risks to a breastfed infant, or of networking to facilitate such surveillance or research.

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Timeline

  1. 26 May 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 May 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 May 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 May 2011

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E979-981)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 3 June 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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