HR 623 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 5, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John Shimkus R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 21, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. Allows schools of allied health, as well as health care institution-based programs training medical laboratory personnel, to receive such awards.

Requires the Secretary to give preference, in making awards of grants and contracts to increase the number of individuals trained in allied health professions, to entities with programs training medical laboratory personnel. Directs the Secretary to develop and issue public service announcements advertising medical laboratory personnel careers and encouraging individuals to enter the medical laboratory field.

Directs the Secretary to make grants for training to increase the number of cytotechnologists available for screening women for cervical cancer.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2003 to Oct 7, 2004, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalFeb 5, 2003
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalFeb 5, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 25, 2003
D-SCJames E. ClyburnMar 10, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloMar 18, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieMar 19, 2003
D-FLAllen BoydMar 20, 2003
R-AKDon YoungMar 20, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMar 24, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMar 24, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Mar 27, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 29, 2003
D-HIEd CaseApr 29, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 14, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 2, 2003
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)
  2. Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 5, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Feb 5, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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