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S 898 114th Congress Senate 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: April 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 13, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 13, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1312 Identical bill National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 3, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 22, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 23, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 22, 2015
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 14, 2015
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 898: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-898/
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"S. 898: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-898/.
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