House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

H.R. 2271Introduced Apr 10, 2019Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedApr 10, 2019
Committee actionJul 15, 2020
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 22, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2271.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2271, Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act” on September 9, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 9, 2020 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56563
CBO publication date
September 9, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2271, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-524 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 21, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 21, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2271, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. MOORE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 62, April 10, 2019, Page H3259):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 2271, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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

73 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 63 Democrats

10 of 73 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Tj Cox (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Jesús García (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-4 district

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