HR 1656
116th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019
Introduced: March 8, 2019
Introduced by:
Smucker, Lloyd
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide grants to children's hospitals with graduate residency programs that are located in health-professional shortage areas. Such grants are used to develop initiatives addressing pediatric health disparities, including access to care, poverty, opioid overuse, food insecurity, and child abuse.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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