Bill116th CongressFiled Jul 9, 2019Health
H.R. 3637
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 9, 2019)
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.
What just happenedJul 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1](D-IL)Sponsor
48 cosponsors46 D2 R
48cosponsors1committees4actions2related bills7subjects
- Introduced in HouseJul 9, 2019
- Jul 10, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 9, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House