HR 3320 United States House · 117th Congress

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced May 18, 2021 Last action Dec 8, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

9

Key actions

4

Committee

6

Amendments

1

Dec 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Nov 17, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Nov 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Nov 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

lower

Nov 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 20, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

May 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

May 18, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bennie G. Thompson

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Carolyn B. Maloney

Chellie Pingree

Colin Z. Allred

Deborah K. Ross