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HJRES 128 102th Congress House Health Health services administration Medical policy Persian Gulf War Public health personnel

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of…

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To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of health care providers in the United States that has occurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Feb 19, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 19, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that a national emergency exists for purposes of enabling a call to active duty of additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service because of shortages in health services resulting from health care providers leaving to serve as members of the armed forces in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call additional Reserve Corps members to active duty and make assignments of qualified members of the Reserve and Regular Corps.

What's happening now February 27, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 13, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 128: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of health care providers in the United States that has occurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-128/
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"H.J. Res. 128: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of health care providers in the United States that has occurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-128/.
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H.J. Res. 128, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-128/.
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[H.J. Res. 128: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of health care providers in the United States that has occurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-128/)
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