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HR 2202 115th Congress House

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Alternative treatmentsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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Health programs administration and fundingMusculoskeletal and skin diseases
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Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make certain doctors of chiropractic (chiropractors) eligible for appointment to the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. To be appointed, a chiropractor must be eligible for licensure in a majority of the states or approved by a body acceptable to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS and the Surgeon General must ensure that such chiropractors are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps.

The President must appoint at least six chiropractors to the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps.

The Surgeon General must report to Congress on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and HHS to carry out this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3851 Reintroduction of Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2202: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2202/
MLA
"H.R. 2202: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2202/.
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H.R. 2202, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2202/.
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