# 116-hr-4801: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019

116-hr-4801, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4801
- Congress: 116
- Title: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Introduced: 2019-10-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Healthy Start program, which provides grants that support interventions to improve women’s health before, during, and after pregnancy. Further, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants and requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program’s health outcomes.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4801 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4801)

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