PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill continues federal work to prevent and reduce preterm births through 2029. It keeps CDC research, data tracking, and prevention efforts going, and it sets up a federal working group to better coordinate agencies and recommend ways to cut preterm birth and infant deaths.

It also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to have the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study preterm birth in the U.S. The Academies must form an expert committee within 30 days of the law taking effect and deliver a report within 24 months. The report must include raw data and look at costs (like NICU stays and post-discharge expenses), risk factors, early detection and support for parents, research strategies, best practices, and approaches like precision medicine. The law extends existing research programs from 2025 to 2029.

Key points

• Who is affected: Pregnant people, families with preterm babies, hospitals, and public health programs that support parents.
• What changes: Extends federal research and prevention work through FY2029; creates an interagency working group; and orders a major study by the National Academies with a detailed report and data .
• When: Expert panel within 30 days of enactment; report due within 24 months; funding authority covers FY2025–FY2029 .