3.0.0 860 2023-01-11T13:34:59Z 2023-01-11T13:34:59Z House HR 2017-02-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 19 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:H.R. 860.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Clause1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Clause18: The Congress shall have Power *** To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[[Page H978]][Page H977]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T17:44:22Z Referred to 2017-02-03T14:00:36Z 2017-02-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2017-02-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-02-03 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2017-02-06 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2017-02-13 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2017-02-16 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2017-03-17 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2017-06-20 False J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2017-06-20 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2017-06-23 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2017-09-06 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2017-10-24 False Health Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Health 00 2017-02-03 Introduced in House 2017-02-14T21:54:21Z Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state.

The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.]]> HEALTHIER Act of 2017 Display Title HEALTHIER Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HEALTHIER Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr860ih/xml/BILLS-115hr860ih.xml 2017-02-10 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.