US HB2262 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers. Additionally, HHS must develop a plan for the environmental-health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies (1) gaps between existing programs and future environmental-health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority necessary to implement such actions. The bill also specifies that environmental-health workers are eligible for public-service loan forgiveness.
Title
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] |
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-04-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1137 (Related) 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Health
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Environmental health
Health
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2262/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2262/BILLS-116hr2262ih.pdf |