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S 1453 115th Congress Senate Health Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel

Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act

Introduced: June 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include substance use disorder treatment facilities as medical facilities that may be designated as health professional shortage areas by the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill specifies the services that such a facility must provide to be eligible.
What's happening now June 28, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 16, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1453: Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1453/
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"S. 1453: Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1453/.
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S. 1453, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1453/.
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