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HR 4959 114th Congress House Health Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health personnel Surgery and anesthesia

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016

Introduced: June 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate.

HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.

What's happening now April 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 13, 2016
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 12, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 12, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 21, 2016
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jun 21, 2016
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 26, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 23, 2016
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 2016
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4959: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4959/
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"H.R. 4959: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4959/.
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H.R. 4959, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4959/.
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