A bill to reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1754| Senate
| Updated: 8/3/2017
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (14)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and expand funding through FY2020 for graduate medical education programs at teaching centers (which train medical residents in primary care specialties). The bill allows funds to be used for maintaining, expanding, and establishing graduate medical residency programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4831)
Health
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationRural conditions and development
A bill to reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1754| Senate
| Updated: 8/3/2017
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and expand funding through FY2020 for graduate medical education programs at teaching centers (which train medical residents in primary care specialties). The bill allows funds to be used for maintaining, expanding, and establishing graduate medical residency programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4831)
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (14)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationRural conditions and development