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H.R.2552 / 106th Congress

Child Care Safety Act of 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 19, 1999

Child Care Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide to each eligible child care provider receiving funds under such Act a copy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards, which such providers shall post in their child care facilities where they can be easily read; and (2) report to Congress with recommendations for encouraging compliance by such providers with such standards.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] · D–NY

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
28 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

  3. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  5. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  6. Introduced in House

  7. Introduced in House

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