115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.
July 28, 2017
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Engel, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kind, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Home Visiting Works Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. Continuing evidence-based home visiting program.
Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking “and”;
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
SEC. 3. Reservation for Indian Tribes.
Section 511(j)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “3 percent” and inserting “6 percent”.
SEC. 4. Exemption from spending reduction.
Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 255(h)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to “Grants to States for Medicaid (75–0512–0–1–551).” the following new item:
“ The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (075–0321).”.