Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide grants to children's hospitals with graduate residency programs that are located in health-professional shortage areas. Such grants are used to develop initiatives addressing pediatric health disparities, including access to care, poverty, opioid overuse, food insecurity, and child abuse.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
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Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1656| House
| Updated: 3/9/2019
Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide grants to children's hospitals with graduate residency programs that are located in health-professional shortage areas. Such grants are used to develop initiatives addressing pediatric health disparities, including access to care, poverty, opioid overuse, food insecurity, and child abuse.