To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
Latest action · Dec 23, 2011 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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists within the definition of "behavioral and mental health professionals" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 20, 2011 to Dec 3, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 20, 2011 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jan 25, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 3, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 20, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2011Introduced in House
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