3.0.0 1599 2023-01-11T19:51:19Z 2023-01-11T19:51:19Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-29T14:33:04Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:32:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-21T19:52:06Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:32:30Z 2007-03-29 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. Committee 2007-03-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Health Access to health care Alabama Appropriations Block grants Building construction Economics and Public Finance Education Education of the disadvantaged Emergency Management Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Government Operations and Politics Health facilities Higher education Hurricanes Labor and Employment Louisiana Maintenance and repair Medical education Minorities Minorities in medicine Minority education Mississippi Preventive medicine Public health personnel Recruiting of employees Scholarships Social Welfare Student loan funds Texas Health 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-04-25T18:32:48Z Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to ensure an adequate supply of public health professionals in state and local public health agencies in areas directly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita; and (2) the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program for individuals agreeing to work at a public health agency. Provides for an additional loan repayment incentive amount for working in a Hurricane Katrina or Rita priority service area.

Provides for grants to test, implement, and evaluate models of cultural competence training.

Reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake education to enter a health profession; (2) assistance to schools for programs of excellence in health professions education for underrepresented minorities; and (3) a loan repayment program for qualified health professionals that agree to conduct certain prevention activities.

Allows the Secretary to make grants for scholarships to individuals changing careers to a health profession. Gives priority to individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and who seek to work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita.

Requires the Secretary to make additional payments under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to states directly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita for: (1) health services; (2) health professional recruitment, training, and retention programs; and (3) repair, renovation, and construction of health facilities.

]]> Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure an adequate supply of public health professionals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act Short Titles as Introduced Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act Introduced in House 2007-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1599ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1599ih.xml 2007-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.