HOUSE 2645116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.
Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 9/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-09-11Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2019-05-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-09 (00)
Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.
Cosponsors (20)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
Subjects
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's health
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