Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Jul 18, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 29, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 14, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 6, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 18, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1304.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
