Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 16, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act of 2009 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive planning and operating grants to local agencies to provide home visitation services to low-income pregnant women and low-income families with young children.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to give states the option of providing for simplified billing by approved home visitation agencies.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2009 to Jul 6, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 16, 2009 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 6, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40705 | Home Visitation for Families with Young Children Archived | Report | Feb 3, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for low-income pregnant women and low-income families with young children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced in Senate
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