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H.R. 2357 (95th)

Life Support Centers Act

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Introduced

24 January 1977

Last action

24 January 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Fisher, Joesph L. [D-VA-10], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-28], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]

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Summary

Life Support Centers Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to make grants to the health agencies of States, or political subdivisions thereof, or to any qualified nonprofit agency for programs of: (1) prenatal health care to adolescents; (2) health care to infants of adolescent mothers; (3) family planning services; (4) social services for adolescent mothers; and (5) funds to purchase adoption services for adolescent mothers. Stipulates that the Federal share of assistance to programs under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of a program. Sets forth procedures by which application may be made for grants. Authorizes the appropriation of $30,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act for fiscal year 1978 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.

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Timeline

  1. 24 January 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 January 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 January 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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