Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

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Bill Number

S 1137

Introduced

Apr 10, 2019

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Employment and training programs Environmental health Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health Health personnel Licensing and registrations Natural disasters State and local government operations

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Summary

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers and to create a plan to develop the environmental health workforce. Environmental health workers investigate, assess, and control hazardous environmental agents.

HHS also must, within two years, conduct a study on the environmental health workforce and natural disaster preparedness.

Actions

Apr 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 10, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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