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National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2009

Introduced: April 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2009 - 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.

What's happening now April 21, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 23 Republican 6
D
Garamendi, John
California · May 4, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 2, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 16, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 23, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 6, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 6, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 14, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 21, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 21, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 9, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 25, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 12, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 28, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1884: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1884/
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"H.R. 1884: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1884/.
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H.R. 1884, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1884/.
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