HR 5145 · 98th Congress · Social Welfare

Human Services Amendments of 1984

Introduced 1984-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Andrews, Ike [D-NC-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See S.2565.(1984-10-30)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 1984-06-07
Yea 261Nay 156
PassedHouse · 1984-06-07
Yea 261Nay 156

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Human Services Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Project Head Start - Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary," for purposes of this title) to administer Project Head Start through the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services. Makes technical amendments to such Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Head Start program for FY 1985 through 1989. Requires the Secretary to reserve for training and technical assistance for each fiscal year funds which are not less than the amount spent for such activities under such Act in FY 1982. Prohibits funds reserved for discretionary payments by the Secretary under such Act from being combined with funds appropriated under any other Act if the purposes of combining funds is to make a single discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment. Requires the Secretary to designate as Head Start agencies any local public or private nonprofit agency in a community if such agency: (1) was receiving funds under any Head Start program on August 31, 1981; and (2) meets program and fiscal requirements established by the Secretary. (Under current …

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Independent