House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-236

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

H.R. 669Introduced Feb 13, 2013Policy area: Health

Became law on Dec 18, 2014.

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone D-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
Committee actionJul 15, 2014
Passed HouseSep 9, 2014 · by voice vote
Passed SenateNov 20, 2014 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 3, 2014
To the PresidentDec 8, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014

Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-236.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 669.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act” on July 24, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2014 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45582
CBO publication date
July 24, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 669, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act” on December 4, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 4, 2014 ↗
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CBO publication
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CBO publication date
December 4, 2014
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H.R. 669, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-557 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 24, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2014 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):
According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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

20 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 17 Democrats

3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James Moran (D-VA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-6 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.