Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to parents information regarding whether such providers carry current liability insurance.

10/29/2007--Passed House amended. Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state to include, as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each provider that it carry current liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business.
Requires state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to certify that there are in effect state or local health and safety requirements that each child care provider:
(1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries current liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business; and
(2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of such notice, and maintain records of such signed notice while a child receives services.

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Sponsor

• Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
• and 32 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. F. Boyd [D, FL-2]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1473

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 12, 2007		October 29, 2007

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• Oct 30, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Oct 29, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Oct 29, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1473.
• Oct 29, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Oct 29, 2007: Mr. Barrow moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Mar 12, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Mar 12, 2007.

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• Children
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• Consumer education
• Consumers
• Day care
• Finance
• Law
• Liability insurance
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• Block grants
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November 02, 2007 house voice votes - house bills (first chamber)

... hr 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges; hr 3927: to temporarily extend the programs under the higher education act of 1965; hr 1473: anthony ...

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October 30, 2007 Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

1) H.R. 1473 – Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act (Rep. Barrow – Education and Labor). 2) H.J.Res. 58 – Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2007 as "Country Music Month" and to honor country music for its long his

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April 13, 2007 HR 1473 Introduced

In memory of Martha Leila Martin Eastland of Dallas.

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