Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to or enter into contracts with certain eligible entities to provide training to graduate medical residents in preventive medicine specialties.
Requires grant funds to be used for: (1) residency programs for preventive medicine or public health; (2) financial assistance to resident physicians who plan to specialize in preventive medicine or public health; (3) preventive medicine or public health program costs, including curriculum development and practicum costs; and (4) the improvement of academic administrative units.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2009 to Sep 8, 2009, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Aug 3, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 8, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 25, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3787-3788)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 916 | Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
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