US Congress House Bill 1841 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-6)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate, and (3) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. HRSA must publish data comparing the availability and need of general surgery services in urban, suburban, and rural areas. HRSA may establish a methodology for designating general surgery shortage areas and make such designations. HRSA must publish a list of general surgery shortage areas.

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019

Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-21	House	Introduced in House

SB2859 (Related) 2019-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1841/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1841/BILLS-116hr1841ih.pdf