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HR 2552 106th Congress House

Child Care Safety Act of 1999

Official title: To promote the health and safety of children by requiring the posting of Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards in child care ce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote the health and safety of children by requiring the posting of Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards in child care centers and by requiring that the Secretary of Health and Human Services report to Congress with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards.

Introduced: July 19, 1999 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jul 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 19, 1999
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action August 6, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide to each eligible child care provider receiving funds under such Act a copy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards, which such providers shall post in their child care facilities where they can be easily read; and (2) report to Congress with recommendations for encouraging compliance by such providers with such standards.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 29, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 29, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 19, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 19, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2552: Child Care Safety Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2552/
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"H.R. 2552: Child Care Safety Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2552/.
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H.R. 2552, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2552/.
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