Healthy Beginnings Act of 1991
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 5, 1991)
Healthy Beginnings Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for reducing infant mortality and providing to pregnant women, children under two years old, and the mothers of such children, in medically underserved areas, certain services in the home, including: (1) health care; (2) education regarding parenting skills, tobacco and alcohol use, nonprescription drug use, and family planning; and (3) referrals. Requires that the services be provided, to the extent practicable, through nurses. Allows grants to be expended for outreach. Allows technical assistance to grantees. Authorizes appropriations.
What just happenedMar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 11, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 5, 1991IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 5, 1991IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 1991IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House