Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 19, 2021)
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out certain activities related to the environmental-health workforce. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on state-based practices for training and credentialing environmental-health workers.
Specifically, HHS must develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers and a plan to ensure its programs and activities meet the future needs of the environmental-health workforce.
The bill also specifies that environmental-health workers are eligible for public-service loan forgiveness.
What just happenedApr 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 19, 2021
- Apr 20, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 19, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Apr 19, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 19, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House