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HR 1296 111th Congress House

Access for All America Act

Official title: To achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.

Introduced: March 4, 2009 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access for All America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for community health centers and for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program for FY2010-FY2015, and provide for increased funding for such programs in FY2016 and each subsequent fiscal year; and (2) revise and expand provisions allowing a community health center to provide services at different locations, adjust its operating plan and budget, enter into arrangements with other centers to purchase supplies and services at reduced cost, and correct material failures in grant compliance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 78
All 78 Democratic 31
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 26, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 26, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 26, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Mar 26, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 26, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Mar 26, 2009
YOUNG, DON
· Mar 26, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 5, 2009
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 5, 2009
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2009
CONYERS, JOHN
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 5, 2009
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Mar 5, 2009
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Mar 5, 2009
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 5, 2009
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 5, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Mar 5, 2009
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 5, 2009
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 5, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 5, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 5, 2009
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 4, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 4, 2009
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 4, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Mar 4, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 4, 2009
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 4, 2009
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2009
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 4, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 4, 2009
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 4, 2009
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1296: Access for All America Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1296/
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