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HR 8151 117th Congress House Health

Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act

Introduced: June 21, 2022 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises a program carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that supports the use of community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of and other matters concerning the program.

What's happening now June 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8151: Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8151/
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"H.R. 8151: Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8151/.
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H.R. 8151, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8151/.
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