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HR 2417 116th Congress House

HEADs UP Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve health care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps for individuals with … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve health care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps for individuals with a developmental disability, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2019 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDental careDisability and paralysisHealth care coverage and access
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May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action May 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2019 or the HEADs UP Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. Grant recipients must provide specialized treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities as necessary. The bill also provides statutory authority for HHS to designate individuals with developmental disabilities as health-professional shortage population groups for the purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 30, 2019
Katko, John
· Sep 17, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 16, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 3, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 8, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 7, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· May 2, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 2, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2417: HEADs UP Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2417/
MLA
"H.R. 2417: HEADs UP Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2417/.
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H.R. 2417, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2417/.
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