US Congress House Bill 5569 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and review evidence-based interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings in Head Start programs that improve the behavioral health of children and support staff wellness. HHS must (1) award grants to participating Head Start agencies to implement such interventions, and (2) evaluate the implementation of such interventions. The bill also permits HHS to fund five best practice centers in universities to prepare future Head Start agencies and staff to deliver such interventions.

Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act of 2020

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-01-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5569/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5569/BILLS-116hr5569ih.pdf