from Ntl FV: As reported in the May 29 Update , bipartisan bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate to extend F2F funding for five more years at the current level of $6 million per year. Without such legislation, funding for the program will expire at the end of the current federal fiscal year (FY 2019). The House bill, the Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2019 ( H.R. 2822 ), was introduced by Representatives Mikie (Michelle) Sherrill (D-NJ) and Fred Upton (R-MI), and was referred to the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce (E&C). On June 4, 2019, the Health Subcommittee held a hearing on a number of health bills, including the F2F bill. Diana Autin, Executive Co-Director of the New Jersey F2F (the SPAN Parent Advocacy Center) testified on behalf of Family Voices. You can read Diana's oral testimony , as prepared for presentation to the subcommittee, and the written testimony of Family Voices and SPAN
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