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S 2489 99th Congress Senate Social Welfare Authorization Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to medical education Geriatrics Graduate education Health Medical education Medical personnel Physicians Public health Teacher education

Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986

Introduced: May 21, 1986 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Became law
Jun 26, 1986
Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources). Hearings held.
May 21, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
May 21, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, various specified kinds of medical institutions to support geriatric medicine training projects for physicians who plan to teach geriatric medicine. Prescribes guidelines for such training projects.

Increases from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 the amounts authorized for FY 1987 and 1988 for health professions training programs. Earmarks 50 percent of the appropriations for each of the fiscal years 1987 and beyond for implementation of the geriatric physicians training program.

What's happening now June 26, 1986

Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources). Hearings held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 21, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2489: Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2489/
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"S. 2489: Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2489/.
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S. 2489, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2489/.
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