Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · May 18, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022.
Each state agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement for lifespan respite care must collect, maintain, and report to the Department of Health and Human Services data and records to enable monitoring and evaluation of the lifespan programs and activities.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2017 to Nov 8, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 18, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 14, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Nov 8, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 18, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 18, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3092 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | May 23, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 995 | Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 25, 2020 |
| HR 2535 | Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 19, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Introduced in Senate
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