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HR 1143 115th Congress House

Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers places on families in ne… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers places on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers.

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administration for Children and Familes of the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states or local governments, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or nonprofit organizations to conduct demonstration projects to help low-income families address the diapering needs of their children.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 29
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 18, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 12, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 13, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 6, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 6, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 15, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 30, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 30, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 19, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 16, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 16, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2017
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 20, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 20, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 6, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 16, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Feb 16, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 16, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1143: Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1143/
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"H.R. 1143: Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1143/.
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H.R. 1143, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1143/.
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