US SB299 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - 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 January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - 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
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs relating to geriatric-care training and workforce development, including a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program to support the development of a health care workforce that integrates geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties.
Title
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act
Sponsors
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Aging
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Mental health
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Mental health
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/299/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s299/BILLS-116s299is.pdf |