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HR 1386 108th Congress House

Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003

Official title: To amend part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and loan guarantees for health centers to enable the centers to fund capital needs projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careBuilding constructionCapital investmentsClinics
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Construction costsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilitiesFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkLeasesMedical supplies
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide loan guarantees or make grants to eligible health centers for expansion, new construction, or equipment purchase or lease.

Makes certain unexpended funds appropriated for FY's 1997 and 1998 under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts of 1997 and 1998, which were made available for loan guarantees for loans made by non-Federal lenders for building costs associated with medical facilities owned and operated by health centers, available for loan guarantees under this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 673 Identical bill Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Bell, Chris
· Jun 19, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 9, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 3, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1386: Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1386/
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"H.R. 1386: Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1386/.
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H.R. 1386, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1386/.
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