3.0.0 1909 2023-01-11T13:36:05Z 2023-01-11T13:36:05Z House HR 2017-04-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LAWRENCE:H.R. 1909.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sectiom 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make alllaws, ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution'' any ``other powers vested by the Constitution inthe Government of the United Stataes.[Page H2754]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-07T14:41:15Z Referred to 2017-04-05T14:04:30Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-05T14:04:35Z 2017-04-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-04-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-04-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 2017-04-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 2017-04-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-04-05 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-04-05 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2017-04-05 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2017-04-05 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-04-05 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-04-05 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-04-25 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-04-25 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-04-25 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-04-25 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2017-05-23 False Health Congressional oversight Environmental health Health personnel Higher education Licensing and registrations Medical education Performance measurement State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Health 00 2017-04-05 Introduced in House 2018-05-01T19:39:13Z Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers.

HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies: (1) any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority required by HHS to implement identified actions.

The Government Accountability Office must identify best practices related to training and credentialing environmental health professionals in six states, based on the examination of three states that have credentialing requirements for environmental health workers and three that do not.

The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to specify that environmental health workers are eligible for public service loan forgiveness.

]]> Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 Display Title Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To prioritize educating and training for existing and new environmental health professionals. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1909ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1909ih.xml 2017-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.