House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-240

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014

H.R. 1281Introduced Mar 20, 2013Policy area: Health

Became law on Dec 18, 2014.

Sponsor: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 20, 2013
Committee actionApr 3, 2014
Passed HouseJun 24, 2014 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 8, 2014 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 10, 2014
To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014

Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-240.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1281.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014” on June 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 10, 2014 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45434
CBO publication date
June 10, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1281, 113th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 19, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 2014 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1281, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1719):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
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H.R. 1281, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

120 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 102 Democrats

18 of 120 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lois Capps (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Delaney (D-MD), John Dingell (D-MI) and 90 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-40 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.