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US HR3346

US HR3346
HOPE Act Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act


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Introduced
06/19/2019
In Committee
06/19/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants to train low-income individuals to work in certain health care occupations, to make certain efforts to ensure the geographic diversity of grant recipients.

AI Summary

This bill, the Health Opportunities to Promote Equity (HOPE) Act, requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants under the health profession opportunity grant program to at least two eligible entities in each U.S. state (excluding territories) for each fiscal year, as long as there are a sufficient number of applications that meet the grant requirements. The bill also requires the Secretary to submit periodic reports to Congress on the number of grant applications received and approved, as well as how grants were awarded in cases where there were fewer than two eligible entities in a state.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 06/19/2019)

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