US Congress House Bill 3851 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment to the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General must ensure that doctors of chiropractic (chiropractors) are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps. The President must appoint at least six chiropractors into the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps. The Surgeon General must submit a quarterly report to the relevant congressional committees on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and HHS to carry out this Act.

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015

Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-10-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-10-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3851/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3851/BILLS-114hr3851ih.pdf