United States · Bill · S
S. 3521 (115th)
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act
Introduced
27 September 2018
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC). Among other things, the bill establishes grant programs to: promote comprehensive death scene investigations and autopsies relating to SUID and SUDC; improve infant and child death review programs; and promote education and outreach relating to SUID and SUDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must also study the use of genetic analysis and publish specified data regarding SUID and SUDC.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 September 2018
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 September 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 September 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3521
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3521