US Congress Senate Bill 1759 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-21 - 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]

Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to appropriate funds for FY2016-FY2020 for the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs. Allows funds that were unexpended at the end of a fiscal year to be used in subsequent fiscal years. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) annually report a compilation of the data provided to the Secretary concerning residency training, and (2) establish a minimum per resident per year payment amount for all approved teaching health center graduate medical education positions under the program that is not less than the amount as of January 1, 2013, and ensure that not less than that amount is provided to all such programs for all approved positions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2020 for grants to teaching centers for the establishment of new accredited or expanded primary care residency programs.

Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

SB1978 (Related) 2014-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2229 (Related) 2014-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1759/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1759/BILLS-113s1759is.pdf