US SB2747 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3637 (Related) 2019-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Minority education
Minority employment
Student aid and college costs
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Minority education
Minority employment
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2747/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2747/BILLS-116s2747is.pdf |