3.0.0 2202 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z House HR 2017-04-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 72 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:H.R. 2202.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H2942]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-28T15:22:08Z Referred to 2017-04-27T14:00:31Z 2017-04-28 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2017-10-25 False Health Alternative treatments Department of Health and Human Services Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Health 00 2017-04-27 Introduced in House 2017-07-18T18:37:44Z Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make certain doctors of chiropractic (chiropractors) eligible for appointment to the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. To be appointed, a chiropractor must be eligible for licensure in a majority of the states or approved by a body acceptable to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS and the Surgeon General must ensure that such chiropractors are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps.

The President must appoint at least six chiropractors to the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps.

The Surgeon General must report to Congress on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and HHS to carry out this bill.

]]> Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017 Display Title Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2202ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2202ih.xml 2017-04-28 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.