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Bill114th CongressFiled Jan 16, 2015Health
H.R. 398

Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015

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What it doesSummary passed house without amendment (Jan 27, 2015)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award one medical or nursing school a grant to develop best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond appropriately to victims of severe forms of human trafficking.

Requires the grantee to: (1) develop methods or materials to train health care professionals on best practices, (2) make a subgrant to one entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the best practices and training, and (3) analyze the results of the pilot programs and determine which best practices are evidence-based.

Directs HHS to disseminate evidence-based best practices on their website and to health care profession schools.

What just happenedJan 28, 2015

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

Who’s behind it

Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2](R-NC)Sponsor
6 cosponsors3 D3 R
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  1. Jan 28, 2015IntroReferral

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

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  2. Jan 27, 2015FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Jan 27, 2015FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H618)

  4. Jan 27, 2015Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H618)

  5. Jan 27, 2015FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 398.

  6. Jan 27, 2015FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H618-620)

  7. Jan 27, 2015FloorH30300

    Mrs. Ellmers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Jan 23, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  9. Jan 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Jan 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Jan 16, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House without amendmentJan 27, 201581

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award one medical or nursing school a grant to develop best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond appropriately to victims of severe forms of human trafficking.

Requires the grantee to: (1) develop methods or materials to train health care professionals on best practices, (2) make a subgrant to one entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the best practices and training, and (3) analyze the results of the pilot programs and determine which best practices are evidence-based.

Directs HHS to disseminate evidence-based best practices on their website and to health care profession schools.
Introduced in HouseJan 16, 2015

Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015

Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award one medical or nursing school a grant to develop best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond appropriately to victims of severe forms of human trafficking.

Requires the grantee to: (1) develop methods or materials to train health care professionals on best practices, (2) make a subgrant to one entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the best practices and training, and (3) analyze the results of the pilot programs and determine which best practices are evidence-based.

Directs HHS to disseminate evidence-based best practices on their website and to health care profession schools.
Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015 — Informed