H.R. 2035: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-02 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019

Plain summary

Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs). The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.

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Official text

Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 (2019-08-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2035.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2035 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116