A Democratic bill with 21 Republican cosponsors · See all 41 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025 aims to improve research and data collection regarding stillbirths. It authorizes the Secretary to award grants to States for surveillance, data collection, and building public health capacity. The bill also directs the development of educational awareness materials and official guidelines for health departments. Furthermore, it establishes processes for collecting data on risk factors and clinical histories. Finally, it requires the publication of a report containing educational guidelines on a public website.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into medical research?
The bill authorizes billions in funding over five years for stillbirth surveillance, data collection, and research.
- Scored +4
Would women be better off under this?
The bill focuses on improving the understanding and research of stillbirths, a critical maternal health issue.
- Scored +3
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill enhances healthcare understanding through improved surveillance and research on stillbirth risk factors.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Surveillance and Research: The Secretary can award grants to States to conduct surveillance, collect data from existing datasets, and report on stillbirth risk factors (Section 2(a)(1)). This could help improve public health understanding and research regarding still deaths.
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Increased Public Health Capacity: Grants can be used to build State and local public health capacity to assess stillbirth data (Section 2(a)(1)(B)).
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Educational Awareness: The Secretary is tasked with developing and making publicly available educational awareness materials on stillbirths (Section 2(b)(1)(B)).
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Standardized Data Collection: The bill directs the creation of guidelines for State departments to improve processes and training, ensuring that data collection and reporting are standard and complete (Section 2(b)(1)(A)(ii)).
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Informed Guidelines: The Secretary is authorized to consult with various professionals, such as nurses, obstetricians, and individuals who have experienced a stillbirth, to inform the creation of guidelines and materials (Section 2(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Privacy Requirements: While the bill aims to protect individuals, it mandates that all collected data must be deidentified to ensure no disclosure of individually identifying information regarding a patient or their healthcare provider (Section 2(a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill authorizes billions in funding over five years for stillbirth surveillance, data collection, and research. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill enhances healthcare understanding through improved surveillance and research on stillbirth risk factors.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill mandates that all collected data must be deidentified to protect patient and provider privacy. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the publication of educational guidelines and reports on a public website.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill focuses on improving the understanding and research of stillbirths, a critical maternal health issue.
- 5/13/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/15/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/7/2026
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 11/20/2025
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- 11/18/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 10/29/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/29/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 17 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
John BoozmanRepublican · Arkansas
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Jim BanksRepublican · Indiana
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Mike CrapoRepublican · Idaho
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Shelley CapitoRepublican · West Virginia
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Kevin CramerRepublican · North Dakota
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
Deb FischerRepublican · Nebraska
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
John KennedyRepublican · Louisiana
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · Alaska
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · Connecticut
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia
James RischRepublican · Idaho
Pete RickettsRepublican · Nebraska
Dan SullivanRepublican · Alaska
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · Michigan
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Roger WickerRepublican · Mississippi
Raphael WarnockDemocrat · Georgia
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts