Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
Latest action · Jan 5, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-324.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2020
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021Public Law 116-324
Summary
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs).
The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
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 Dec 9, 2020Discharged Dec 10, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2021Signed by President.
- Jan 5, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-324.
- Dec 24, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 20, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7829)
- Dec 11, 2020Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 10, 2020Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Dec 10, 2020Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7131)
- Dec 10, 2020Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Dec 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7131)
- Dec 10, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S7829 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 18, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7131Text printed H7131 | Debbie Dingell D-MI | Dec 10, 2020 |
| House | Lists H7111H.R. 8906–8930 | — | Dec 9, 2020 |
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. 208, December 9, 2020, page H7111.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45329 | Afghanistan: Issues for Congress and Legislation 2017-2020 Archived | Report | Aug 19, 2020 |
Related bills 1
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 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2020 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 Passed Senate
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 11, 2020Received in Senate
- Dec 10, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 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.
