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S 1679 117th Congress Senate Health Allied health services Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability and paralysis Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Hearing, speech, and vision care Higher education Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Minority education Minority employment Student aid and college costs

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

Introduced: May 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 3320 Related bill Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 18, 2021
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1679: Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1679/
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"S. 1679: Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1679/.
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S. 1679, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1679/.
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