S 1051
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015
Introduced: April 22, 2015
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2354)
Committees of jurisdiction
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