Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 22, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a scholarship and loan repayment program to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel.
Requires the Secretary: (1) when awarding grants and contracts under programs designed to increase the number of allied health professionals, to give preference to assisting entities in expanding or establishing programs to increase the number of individuals trained as medical laboratory personne; and (2) to issue public service announcements that promote medical laboratory personnel careers.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) and in collaboration with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants for training to increase the number of cytotechnologists available for cervical cancer screening.
Provides for giving emphasis in the training of allied heath professionals, for which Federal payments may be provided under a cooperative agreement or grant from the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to the training of medical laboratory personnel in disciplines in which more personnel are needed.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Nov 13, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 3, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 24, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 13, 2006 |
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 Mar 8, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 2005
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.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
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