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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize lifespan respite care programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would reauthorize the Lifespan Respite Care program under the Public Health Service Act through fiscal years 2025 to 2029. The bill also broadens the definition of "family caregiver" in the program from "unpaid adult" to "unpaid individual," which would expand eligibility to include younger caregivers who provide unpaid care for family members.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize lifespan respite care programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE.
(a) Definition of Family Caregiver.—Section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii(5)) is amended by striking “unpaid adult” and inserting “unpaid individual”.
(b) Funding.—Section 2905 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii-4) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2020 through fiscal year 2024” and inserting “fiscal years 2025 through 2029”. <all>
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