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HR 3059 115th Congress House Health Appropriations Education programs funding Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

Introduced: June 26, 2017 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jun 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program.

The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.
What's happening now June 30, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1441 Identical bill Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 23
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 17, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 5, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2017
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 14, 2017
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 14, 2017
Bass, Karen
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 29, 2017
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 29, 2017
CONYERS, JOHN
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 29, 2017
Demings, Val
· Jun 29, 2017
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 29, 2017
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 29, 2017
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 29, 2017
Kildee, Daniel
· Jun 29, 2017
McEachin, A.
· Jun 29, 2017
Payne, Donald
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 26, 2017
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 26, 2017
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 26, 2017
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 26, 2017
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 26, 2017
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2017
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2017
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 26, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3059: Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3059/
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