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Access for All America Act

Introduced: February 26, 2009 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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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
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 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.

What's happening now February 26, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1296 Identical bill Access for All America Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 9, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2009
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 26, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 26, 2009
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 486: Access for All America Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-486/
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