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Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act

Introduced: October 15, 2021 Introduced by: Joyce, John Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act

This bill reauthorizes for FY2023-FY2027 a grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for promoting positive health behaviors and outcomes in medically underserved communities through the use of community health workers. The bill also requires the CDC to reduce the amount of a grant if the recipient received COVID-19 assistance for the same or similar purpose pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

What's happening now October 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5594: Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5594/
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"H.R. 5594: Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5594/.
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H.R. 5594, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5594/.
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