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Introduced
10/23/2019
10/23/2019
In Committee
10/24/2019
10/24/2019
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 key provisions of the bill include: requiring the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants; requiring the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program's health outcomes; and increasing the authorized funding for the program to $135 million per year from 2020 to 2024.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (35)
Tim Ryan (D)*,
Cindy Axne (D),
Troy Balderson (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Robin Kelly (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
David McKinley (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Guy Reschenthaler (R),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Steve Stivers (R),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (on 03/11/2020)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4801/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4801/BILLS-116hr4801ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4801/BILLS-116hr4801ih.pdf.pdf |
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