US Congress House Bill 2417 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. Grant recipients must provide specialized treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities as necessary. The bill also provides statutory authority for HHS to designate individuals with developmental disabilities as health-professional shortage population groups for the purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

HEADs UP Act Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2019

Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-04-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2417/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2417/BILLS-116hr2417ih.pdf