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HR 3888 115th Congress House

Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for additional residency slots in children's hospitals graduate medical education programs.

Introduced: September 28, 2017 Introduced by: Smucker, Lloyd Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health Child healthEducation programs fundingHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnel
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Sep 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017

This bill temporarily expands the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program by authorizing the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to support additional, specialty residency positions at hospitals that already have approved programs, and to support the establishment of such specialty programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Duffy, Sean
· Sep 28, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2017
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Valadao, David G.
California · Sep 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3888: Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3888/
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"H.R. 3888: Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3888/.
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