Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act
Summary
Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2023-FY2027 a grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for promoting positive health behaviors and outcomes in medically underserved communities through the use of community health workers. The bill also requires the CDC to reduce the amount of a grant if the recipient received COVID-19 assistance for the same or similar purpose pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 15, 2021
Last action Oct 18, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Oct 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Joyce
RRepublican
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