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Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003

Introduced: March 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

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 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 9, 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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