EMPOWER Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017 or the EMPOWER Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize several Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs that provide education and training for health-related professions. The bill also reauthorizes and modifies several HHS grant programs for geriatrics education and training.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2017 to Jul 18, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 11, 2017 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Sep 11, 2017 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jul 18, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2017Markup Jul 12, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2017Markup Jun 27, 2018Reported Jun 27, 2018 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2018 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 23, 2018Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6598-6600)
- Jul 23, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3728.
- Jul 23, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6598-6599)
- Jul 23, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 12, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 12, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 27, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 27, 2018Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Sep 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 11, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6598–H6600Text printed H6598 | Gene Green D-TX, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Jul 23, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 27, 2018H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2018As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 146, September 11, 2017, page H7223.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-57 | SUPPORTING TOMORROW'S HEALTH PROVIDERS: EXAMINING WORKFORCE PROGRAMS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT107 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 14, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3713 | Geriatrics Workforce and Caregiver Enhancement Act | Related bill | Sep 15, 2017 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to the health professions workforce, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- EMPOWER Act of 2017
- Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- EMPOWER Act of 2018
- Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jul 23, 2018Engrossed in House
- Sep 11, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
