Expanding Medical Education Act
Summary
Expanding Medical Education Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to establish or expand medical schools. In awarding these grants, HRSA must prioritize minority-serving institutions or those that propose to establish or expand schools in medically underserved communities or areas with shortages of health professionals where no such schools exist.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Last action Feb 5, 2021
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4
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Committee
2
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
G. K. Butterfield
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Gomez
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Vargas
DDemocratic
Co
Lucy McBath
DDemocratic
Co
Pete Aguilar
DDemocratic
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