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HR 1312 114th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Hearing, speech, and vision care Medical education Student aid and college costs

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include optometry services in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

Optometrists are eligible for the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

What's happening now March 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 898 Identical bill National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 70
All 70 Democratic 43 Republican 20
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Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 8, 2016
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 27, 2016
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2016
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 18, 2016
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Aguilar, Pete
California · May 10, 2016
Shuster, Bill
· May 10, 2016
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 29, 2016
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 26, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 21, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 21, 2016
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 19, 2016
Young, David
· Apr 19, 2016
WALDEN, GREG
· Dec 15, 2015
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2015
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 27, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Oct 21, 2015
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Oct 21, 2015
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2015
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 9, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 6, 2015
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 28, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 18, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Jul 29, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 13, 2015
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 9, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 7, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 11, 2015
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 11, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 11, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 3, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 19, 2015
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 14, 2015
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Bera, Ami
California · May 14, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1312: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1312/
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"H.R. 1312: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1312/.
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