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S. 3479 117th Congress Senate

Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to awards to support community health workers and community health.

Introduced: January 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 11, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 11, 2022

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 8151 Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 14, 2022
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 11, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3479: Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3479/
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"S. 3479: Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3479/.
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