Alexander-Bennet Bill to Prevent Premature Birth and Infant Mortality Passes Senate
PREEMIE bill passed by Senate, heads to House of Representatives
Nov 16, 2012
U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today praised passage by the Senate of the bipartisan PREEMIE Act, their bill to expand research, education, and intervention activities related to preterm birth.
Alexander said, “This bill will give the more than 200 premature babies born on average each ...