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S. 2619

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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start program.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · November 5, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
October 17, 2019
Sponsor
Sen. Sherrod BrownD
Cosponsors (5)
2D 3R
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Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Healthy Start program, which provides grants that support interventions to improve women’s health before, during, and after pregnancy. Further, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants and requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program’s health outcomes.

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