S 486
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Education programs funding
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Access for All America Act
Introduced: February 26, 2009
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2561-2562)
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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