HR 8876 United States House · 117th Congress

Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

Summary

The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, increases funding for, and modifies the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. This program supports home visits for expectant and new parents who live in communities that are at-risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes. Changes to the program include setting out requirements for allocating program funds; increasing the percentage of funds reserved for tribal entities; establishing a publicly available dashboard that reports program outcomes; requiring activities to reduce unnecessary data collection, reporting, and other administrative requirements of the program; and allowing for virtual home visits (provided certain conditions are met). The bill also reduces funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

Committee Review

Dec 2022

House Passage

Dec 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 19, 2022 Last action Dec 5, 2022

Floor votes · House Dec 2, 2022

How they voted

390–26

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 431

Dec 2, 2022

D Democratic218

216 Yea 2

99% Yea

R Republican213

174 Yea 26 Nay 13

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 5, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

upper

Dec 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 390 - 26 (Roll no. 500). (text: CR H8713-8715)

lower

Dec 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 390 - 26 (Roll no. 500).

lower

Nov 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

lower

Nov 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3372, H.R. 6878, H.R. 8876 and H.J. Res. 100. The resolution provides for adoption of H. Res. 1495 and H. Con. Res. 118.

lower

Nov 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 30, 2022.

lower

Nov 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-559, Part I.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Sep 20, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 19, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

lower

Sep 19, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 186 co-sponsors