HR 3637 · 116th Congress · Health

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-07-09· Sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]· 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.(2019-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019 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, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]NH
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA