Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 8, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedNov 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Service Corps; and (3) rural health care programs.
Requires studies or reports on: (1) school-based health centers; (2) community health centers; and (3) integrated health system models for the delivery of health care services to medically underserved populations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Authorization
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Health
- Health services administration
- Housing and Community Development
- Medically uninsured
- Public health personnel
- Rural health
- School health programs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
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