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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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