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116th Congress
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Women's health
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced: October 17, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Nov 5, 2019
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 31, 2019
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill 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.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
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