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HR 664 112th Congress House Health Alternative treatments Department of Health and Human Services Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011

Introduced: February 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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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 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2011
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General to ensure that Doctors of Chiropractic are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps.

Requires the President to appoint no fewer than six Doctors of Chiropractic into the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps.

Directs the Surgeon General to submit a quarterly report to the relevant congressional committees on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and the Secretary to carry out this Act.

What's happening now February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4