Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 30, 2019 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.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 30, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Oct 30, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 30, 2019Read 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 3637 | Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Allied health services
- Disability and paralysis
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Higher education
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
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