Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act
Latest action · May 14, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act
This bill provides funding for, and temporarily makes changes to program requirements of, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. During the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending January 31, 2021, the bill allows for virtual home visits; prohibits reductions in funding for, or staffing of, entities that implement the home visits due to reduced enrollment of families in the program; and expands the permitted uses of program funds to include, among others, providing families with resources to support their participation in virtual visits.
The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to delay deadlines for requirements of the home visiting programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 14, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 14, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 14, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in House
- May 14, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 91, May 14, 2020, page H2004.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6379 | Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide emergency assistance to families through home visiting programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food assistance and relief
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced 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.
