Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 29, 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.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2023 the Healthy Start for Infants program. (The purpose of this program is to reduce infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes.)Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2017 to Jul 11, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Original | Sep 26, 2017 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Sep 26, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 11, 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 Sep 26, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 29, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 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. 154, September 26, 2017, page H7533.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5369 | Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | May 26, 2016 |
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 reauthorize the Healthy Start for Infants Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 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.
