Congress 117 - HR 3320 - Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

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Allied health services Cardiovascular and respiratory health 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

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Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

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, respiratory 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.

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Dec 8, 2021

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Dec 8, 2021

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-214.
Nov 17, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 17, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2021

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Nov 4, 2021

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 2021

Introduced in House

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