Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 21, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Feb 5, 2003 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | Feb 5, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Mar 10, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 14, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Mar 25, 2004 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 6, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Jun 22, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 22, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jul 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Oct 7, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)
- Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 5, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2230 | John Shimkus R-IL | Apr 21, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Authorization
- Cervical cancer
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical personnel
- Medical screening
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- Paramedical personnel
- Public service advertising
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Student loan funds
- Students
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
- Women
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2003Introduced in House
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