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HR 1884 110th Congress House

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEye care
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Federal aid to educationHigher educationMedical educationOptometryPublic healthPublic health personnelScholarshipsStudent loan funds
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services.

Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas; (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 22 Republican 9
Cazayoux, Donald
· Oct 3, 2008
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 25, 2008
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 18, 2008
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 18, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 18, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 20, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 29, 2008
Sali, Bill
· Apr 29, 2008
Boyda, Nancy
· Apr 15, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 15, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 8, 2008
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2008
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 4, 2008
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2008
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 13, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 5, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 15, 2007
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 13, 2007
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 6, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 25, 2007
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 25, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 25, 2007
Mitchell, Harry
· Oct 2, 2007
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 4, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 4, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 11, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2007
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2007
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 23, 2007
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 7, 2007
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 2, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 1, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1884: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1884/
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"H.R. 1884: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1884/.
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H.R. 1884, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1884/.
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