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HR 171 113th Congress House

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Alternative treatmentsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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Health programs administration and fundingMusculoskeletal and skin diseases
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Became law
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 4, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2013 - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Braley, Bruce
· Nov 13, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 19, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 13, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 13, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 171: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-171/
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"H.R. 171: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-171/.
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H.R. 171, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-171/.
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