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HR 860 115th Congress House

HEALTHIER Act of 2017

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis.

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingIntergovernmental relations
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Licensing and registrationsPoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state.

The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 6, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 20, 2017
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jun 20, 2017
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 17, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 16, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 860: HEALTHIER Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-860/
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"H.R. 860: HEALTHIER Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-860/.
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H.R. 860, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-860/.
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