H.R. 5694: Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
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H.R. 5694: Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-28 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
Plain summary
Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state to include as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each provider that it carry current liability insurance. Requires state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to certify that there are in effect state or local health and safety requirements that each child care provider: (1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries current liability insurance; and (2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of such notice, and maintain records of such signed notice while a child receives services and for one year thereafter.
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Official text
Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · 4 cosponsors
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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5694.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109