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S 1051 114th Congress Senate

National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to include county and municipal correctional facilities among medical facilities that qualify for designation as health professional shortage areas for … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to include county and municipal correctional facilities among medical facilities that qualify for designation as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Correctional facilities and imprisonmentHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnel
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2354)
Apr 22, 2015
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 Latest action April 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2354)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the medical facilities or the health care of a county or municipal correctional institution to be designated as a health professional shortage area. (Health professionals working in a health professional shortage area are eligible for the National Health Service Corps and the Corp's fellowship program, Scholarship Program, and Loan Repayment Program.)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1051: National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1051/
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"S. 1051: National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1051/.
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S. 1051, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1051/.
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