S. 2858 · 119th Congress

Funds state stillbirth data collection and federal stillbirth guidelines

Official title: SHINE for Autumn Act of 20251

Never got a floor vote

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would let the Department of Health and Human Services give grants to states to track stillbirths, build public health capacity to study stillbirth data and collect data on risk factors, authorizing $5 million a year for 2026 through 2030 and requiring that the data not identify patients or their health care providers.2,3,4 It would also require the department to give state health departments and vital records offices guidelines on collecting and reporting stillbirth data, publish educational materials on stillbirth, and post a report with educational guidelines within five years, authorizing $1 million a year for the guidelines and materials.2

§2Status

StatusLatest action, September 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.1
IntroducedSeptember 18, 2025
SponsorSen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cosponsors41 cosponsors (21 Republican, 19 Democratic, 1 independent)
Official recordS. 2858 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, September 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (13)