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HR 1378 115th Congress House

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include chiropractic services in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

Doctors of chiropractic 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 4, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 17, 2018
Walz, Timothy
· Apr 24, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 12, 2018
Young, David
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 3, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1378: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1378/
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"H.R. 1378: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1378/.
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