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S 1759 113th Congress Senate

Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the teaching health center program.

Introduced: May 20, 2014 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to appropriate funds for FY2016-FY2020 for the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs. Allows funds that were unexpended at the end of a fiscal year to be used in subsequent fiscal years.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) annually report a compilation of the data provided to the Secretary concerning residency training, and (2) establish a minimum per resident per year payment amount for all approved teaching health center graduate medical education positions under the program that is not less than the amount as of January 1, 2013, and ensure that not less than that amount is provided to all such programs for all approved positions.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2020 for grants to teaching centers for the establishment of new accredited or expanded primary care residency programs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1978 Related bill Increasing Primary Care Access Act of 2014
  • S 2229 Related bill Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 20, 2014
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 13, 2014
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 12, 2013
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 21, 2013
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 21, 2013
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 21, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1759: Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1759/
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