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HR 623 108th Congress House

Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel.

Introduced: October 5, 2004 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careAuthorizationCervical cancerDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationFederal aid to educationFederal aid to health facilitiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationLabor and EmploymentMedical educationMedical laboratoriesMedical personnelMedical screeningMedical technologyMedical testsParamedical personnelPublic service advertisingRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsStudent loan fundsStudentsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demandTeachersWomenWomen's health
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. Allows schools of allied health, as well as health care institution-based programs training medical laboratory personnel, to receive such awards.

Requires the Secretary to give preference, in making awards of grants and contracts to increase the number of individuals trained in allied health professions, to entities with programs training medical laboratory personnel. Directs the Secretary to develop and issue public service announcements advertising medical laboratory personnel careers and encouraging individuals to enter the medical laboratory field.

Directs the Secretary to make grants for training to increase the number of cytotechnologists available for screening women for cervical cancer.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2004
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 21, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· Nov 4, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 14, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 10, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 623: Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-623/
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"H.R. 623: Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-623/.
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