House Bill 660
116th Congress(2019-2020)
CHILD Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
660
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Community Health Improvement, Leadership, and Development Act of 2019 or the CHILD Act
This bill establishes several programs to support community health. Specifically, the bill establishes (1) an integrated database of epidemiological and health-claims information to monitor illness rates and associated health care costs; and (2) a grant program to support local community health improvement programs for the purposes of maintaining, disseminating, and reporting on database information.
January 17, 2019
01/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/17/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
01/17/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:32:43 PM