US Congress Senate Bill 1441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3059 (Same As) 2017-06-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1441/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1441/BILLS-115s1441is.pdf