HR 3059 · 115th Congress · Health

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2017-06-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]MP
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]LA