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Heathy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019

Introduced: October 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 5, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3548 Related bill CARES Act
  • HR 748 Related bill CARES Act
  • HR 4801 Related bill Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 30, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2619: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2619/
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"S. 2619: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2619/.
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S. 2619, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2619/.
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[S. 2619: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2619/)
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