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HR 6280 114th Congress House Social Welfare

Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act

This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, in awarding grants for maternal, infant, and early childhood home visitation programs, to give priority to applications submitted by certain governmental entities that are working in partnership with qualified community partners. A "qualified community partner" is a local educational agency, elementary or secondary school, a law enforcement agency, or a health care entity that provides specified services and assistance to pregnant women, infants, and young children.

What's happening now October 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6280: Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6280/
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"H.R. 6280: Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6280/.
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H.R. 6280, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6280/.
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