Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 21, 2009 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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to plan, develop, and operate a loan repayment program to pay student loans in exchange for service as full-time faculty members. Requires the Secretary to: (1) encourage participating programs to use support to broadly recruit diverse faculty; and (2) establish appropriate financial penalties for individuals not completing their service obligations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to May 13, 2009, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 13, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E855)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
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