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Introduced
07/09/2019
07/09/2019
In Committee
07/10/2019
07/10/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019, allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology. The grants can be used to provide scholarships or support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups, such as racial or ethnic minorities or those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in these allied health professions. The bill also requires grant recipients to report on admission, retention, and graduation rates for these students, and mandates that recipients with falling rates develop plans to improve them or risk losing their funding.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (49)
Bobby Rush (D)*,
Cindy Axne (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Kendra Horn (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Max Rose (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Filemón Vela (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 07/10/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3637/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3637/BILLS-116hr3637ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3637/BILLS-116hr3637ih.pdf.pdf |
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