HR 7864
117th Congress
House
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Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act
Introduced: May 24, 2022
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act
This bill authorizes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to support training programs for obstetrician-gynecologists and subspecialists in urogynecology in low-income countries identified by the United Nations to be confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. The center must also develop a strategy to address physician shortages in such countries.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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