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HR 3851 114th Congress House

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015

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: October 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Alternative treatmentsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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Oct 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment to the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General must ensure that doctors of chiropractic (chiropractors) are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps.

The President must appoint at least six chiropractors into the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps.

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jun 9, 2016
Young, David
· Apr 27, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3851: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3851/
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"H.R. 3851: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3851/.
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H.R. 3851, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3851/.
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