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Kat Cammack (R-FL)

Bereaved Parents Rights Act

H.R. 8784 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 9 Republican cosponsors · See all 9 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Bereaved Parents Rights Act," seeks to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act. It would require hospitals and freestanding birth centers to notify parents regarding their rights following a miscarriage or stillbirth. This notification must include options for private or common burial, cremation, or disposal by the facility. The notice must occur within six hours of the event or before the parent is discharged. If a parent chooses burial or cremation in writing, the facility must follow state fetal death disposition options. Finally, the bill allows individuals to bring civil actions for relief if these requirements are violated.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill requires hospitals to notify mothers of their rights following a miscarriage or stillbirth.

  • Scored +3

    Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?

    The bill creates a specific legal avenue for individuals to bring civil actions for harm caused by non-compliance.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill mandates formal notification of rights to parents in a clinical setting.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.