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US S2619
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019 Heathy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019
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Introduced
10/17/2019
10/17/2019
In Committee
10/31/2019
10/31/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Healthy Start program, which provides grants that support interventions to improve women’s health before, during, and after pregnancy. Further, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants and requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program’s health outcomes.
AI Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Healthy Start program, which provides grants to support interventions to improve women's health before, during, and after pregnancy. The bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants and directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program's health outcomes. The bill also modifies the Healthy Start program by expanding the types of entities that can participate, requiring grantees to collaborate with their local communities, and increasing oversight and evaluation of the program.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
Sherrod Brown (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Richard Burr (R),
Shelley Moore Capito (R),
Joni Ernst (R),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288. (on 11/05/2019)
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