Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
Latest action · Jul 12, 2016 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.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate.
HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 12, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jul 12, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jul 12, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4959 | Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Apr 22, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2016Introduced in Senate
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